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AEHF 6

completedLaunch 2020-022
Launched 3/26/2020HEOService CGSat GTO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
AEHF SV-6
active
Communications
MEO
AEHF
OrCa
retired
Technology DemonstrationHEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
3/26/2020
Launch ID
2020-022
Launch Profile
Sat GTO O
Service Type
CG
Customer Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 551 C
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1 / retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1 / Technology Demonstration 1
Track
Mentions
25
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Five missions awarded to ULA under EELV Phase 1 will be launched over the next five years, including two Delta 4 Heavy launches for NROL-44 and NROL-82 and three Atlas 5 missions: NROL-101, AEHF-6, and AFSPC-7.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.6Sep 30, 2019Air Force awards ULA $1.18 billion contract to complete five Delta 4 Heavy NRO missions

AEHF-6 is projected to launch in 2020.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 24, 2019Cape Canaveral preparing for key military launches

The $1,100,000,000 for satellite communications includes funding for Protected Tactical Satcom, Evolved Strategic Satcom, recapitalization of the Enhanced Polar System, on-orbit testing of AEHF-5, and production oversight of AEHF-6.

FinancialCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 13, 2019GPS, Nex-Gen OPIR dominate space investments

The fiscal year 2020 budget seeks $1,100,000,000 for satellite communications programs including Protected Tactical Satcom, Evolved Strategic Satcom, recapitalization of the Enhanced Polar System, on-orbit testing of AEHF-5, and production oversight of AEHF-6.

FinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.2Mar 12, 2019Air Force seeks $2 billion increase for space programs in 2020 budget

Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver AEHF-5 and AEHF-6 and the mission control segment for the AEHF program.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Aug 30, 2018USAF prepares to launch billion-dollar communications satellite while it studies future alternatives
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