MUOS 3 — 2015-002
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MUOS 3 — 2015-002 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 21, 2015 from CC using Atlas V 551, operated by ULAL and carrying 1 recorded payload entry. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- January 21, 2015
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Atlas V launches Starliner on Boeing's Crew Flight Test from Cape Canaveral
Credit: NASA. License: Public domain (NASA).
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NASA's official catalog identifies NHQ202406050029 as an Atlas V and CST-100 Starliner launching Boeing Crew Flight Test from Florida on 2024-06-05, carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. The archive's 2024-06-05 event date matches the local launch date; the photograph depicts powered ascent.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
MUOS 3 — 2015-002 used Atlas V 551 from CC under ULAL. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 624 km, a recorded perigee of 167 km, an inclination of 0°, the Sat GTO O profile. 1 payload entry is connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 21, 2015
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 551
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- CC
- Operator
- ULAL
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat GTO O
- Recorded apogee
- 624 km
- Recorded perigee
- 167 km
- Inclination
- 0°
- Payload entries
- 1
- Catalog designation
- 2015-002
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