AEHF-6 – Atlas V 551 (AV-086) – Canaveral SLC-41 – 26.03.2020 20:18 UTC

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http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/52903/
ЦитироватьСпутник AEHF-6 доставлен на мыс Канаверал
На Станцию ВВС США "Мыс Канаверал" (шт. Флорида, США) для предстартовой подготовки транспортным самолетом С-5 доставлен военный телекоммуникационный спутник AEHF-6. Запуск космического аппарата на борту РН Atlas-5/551 запланирован на середину марта и станет первым в текущем году, осуществляемым в США по военным программам, пишет SpaceFlightNow.
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Цитироватьhttps://www.facebook.com/lockheedmartin/posts/10158550608183538
Цитироватьhttps://www.defensedaily.com/air-force-sends-final-aehf-satellite-to-cape-in-first-official-delivery-to-space-force/space/

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The sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite is unloaded fr om an Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy Sunday Jan. 12 at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was delivered to the 45th Space Wing of the U.S. Space Force. Photo: Kyle Ryan, Lockheed Martin
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Цитироватьhttps://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2059564/smc-its-mission-partners-team-up-to-deliver-aehf-6-safely-to-florida-ahead-of-m/

SMC Public Affairs / Published January 16, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. --
The U.S. Space Force's (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 satellite to the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in Titusville, Florida, Jan. 12.

"The delivery of the last AEHF satellite comes at an inflection point, as the first delivery of the USSF for launch," said Lt. Col. Paul La Tour, AEHF Space Segment materiel leader.

"The successful delivery of AEHF-6 is a significant achievement for the program, it brings us another step closer to delivering mission critical capabilities to the warfighter," said Mr. Cordell DeLaPena, Program Executive Officer for Space Production. "AEHF is an important asset to our sea, air, and ground missions and thanks to outstanding teamwork, innovation, and partnership we are ready to begin launch processing for the final AEHF space vehicle."

The enormous satellite was transported from the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Center satellite integration facility in Sunnyvale, California, via a C-5MSuper Galaxy aircraft, Jan. 11. The C-5 crew from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, ensured the satellite was transported safely and according to the time sensitive schedule.

The C-5 was built to carry more cargo around the globe than any other plane.  It can lift more than a quarter million pounds, and the approximately 34,000-cubic-foot cargo bay is large enough to contain six helicopters.  The Air Force converted two C-5As to C-5C status, modifying them to carry "space containers" that safely transport satellites and other payloads.  This flight was a regular C-5M aircraft; however, the container carrying the satellite was specifically built for a C-5M and it fits in the cargo area with only inches to spare.
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"The C-5M Super Galaxy provides an unmatched strategic airlift capability whether it be delivering cargo directly to the warfighter, in response to humanitarian crises, or for specialized outsized cargo like the transportation of this AEHF-6 satellite" said Capt. Adam Smith, 22nd Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander for the AEHF-6 delivery.  "The whole "Double Deuce" (22AS) team takes great pride in delivering cargo to all of our users safely and efficiently; and make no mistake it is a team effort for not only the 22nd AS but also in partnership with the 60th Maintenance Group and the 312th Airlift Squadron from Air Force Reserve Command."

"It's not always the case for Special Assignment Airlift Missions to know what the cargo is, but for missions like this one wh ere we know the impact it will have for the warfighter, it is especially fulfilling to be a part of.  The whole crew recognizes the impact and importance of making an on-time delivery and worked tirelessly to overcome setbacks that could have delayed getting AEHF-6 to destination as scheduled," he said.

As the anchor satellite of the constellation, AEHF-6 is now on the path for final space vehicle checkout before launch.

A combined government and contractor team is preparing to execute the final ground activities, including a Launch Base Confidence Test to verify satellite integrity after shipment, an intersegment test to verify communication compatibility from the satellite to the ground operations center, and the final battery reconditioning for launch. Following these activities, the satellite will be fueled and prepared for integration with the United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.

"As with the creation of the Air Force in 1947, identity matters to the people assigned to the USSF," La Tour noted. "AEHF speaks to a history of success in delivering unparalleled communications capability and serves as an excellent kernel to begin building a unique Space Force culture; a first win."

"Having started in 2000, the AEHF system was envisioned at another inflection point.  Initially designed for strategic and tactical users across the full spectrum of war, the AEHF system has met its purpose for the last decade supporting warfighters across the globe.  While AEHF design has spanned two decades it is increasingly relevant with the renewed rise of great-power conflict.  As space moves from a congested to a contested domain, the upgraded resiliency of AEHF-6 is posed to meet the coming threats and accelerate a culture of learning in space production," La Tour said.
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AEHF-6 is slated to launch in March 2020. The AEHF system is designed to augment and improve on the already existing Milstar constellation by providing enhanced survivable, global, secure, protected, and jam-resistant communications for high-priority military ground, sea and air assets.  The AEHF program hit another recent milestone when AEHF-4 was accepted for operational use by U.S. Space Command on Jan 6.  Combined Force Space Component Command will begin mission activation of AEHF-4 and transition of operational users to the system.




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tnt22

Цитировать SMC‏ @AF_SMC 14 янв.

On Friday, Jan. 10,AEHF-6 was loaded into a C-5 to transport the satellite from Moffett Field in Sunnyvale, Calif. to Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Fla. 1st time Air Mobility Command supported a U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command mission.







11 янв.

Thanks to the C-5 crew from 60th AMW at Travis AFB, AEHF-6 has safely arrived




11 янв.

AEHF is a joint service communications satellite providing survivable, global, secure, protected, and jam-resistant communications for military ground, sea & air assets. AEHF-6 is the final satellite in the AEHF constellation




11 янв.

AEHF-6 is scheduled to launch in March 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida aboard an ULA Atlas V.


11 янв.

Thanks to the C-5 crew from 60th AMW at Travis AFB, AEHF-6 has safely arrived.


tnt22

Цитировать ULA‏ @ulalaunch 13 янв.

Today, #ULARocketShip delivered the #AtlasV that will launch the sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite for @AF_SMC. #AEHF6 was built by @LockheedMartin to provide secure military communications.

Read more in our blog:
https://www.ulalaunch.com/explore/blog-detail/blog/2020/01/13/atlas-v-rocket-for-aehf-6-mission-arrives-at-the-cape ...



https://www.ulalaunch.com/explore/blog-detail/blog/2020/01/13/atlas-v-rocket-for-aehf-6-mission-arrives-at-the-cape
ЦитироватьAtlas V rocket for AEHF-6 mission arrives at the Cape
Jan 13, 2020, 11:57 AM

The R/S RocketShip sailed into Port Canaveral today to deliver the Atlas V rocket that will launch the sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) secure military communications satellite for the Space and Missile Systems Center.



The Atlas V, flying in its powerful 551 configuration with a full complement of five side-mounted solid rocket boosters, will carry AEHF-6 to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit that provides a fuel-efficient route to its final geostationary position 22,300 miles above Earth.
 
The rocket departed ULA's manufacturing facility in Decatur, Alabama, on Jan. 4 for the cruise to Florida's Space Coast. Arrival at the launch base occurred this morning.
 
Technicians at the wharf immediately went to work releasing the stages and transport vehicles fr om the RocketShip cargo bay and offloading the Atlas booster and Centaur upper stage.
 
The booster was hauled to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) to undergo receiving checks and horizontal processing. It will head to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) for the start of pre-launch assembly once the Solar Orbiter launch is accomplished and the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) is rolled back to the VIF next month.
 
The Centaur, after it emerged from RocketShip, was taken directly to the building wh ere it will be raised vertically, attached to the interstage adapter and fitted with the lower base segments of the payload fairing and support ring. That assembled structure then will be ready for joining the rest of the rocket in pre-flight preparations at the VIF.



The AEHF-6 spacecraft arrived at the Cape just two days ahead of its rocket. The satellite was transported aboard a military cargo aircraft from the Lockheed Martin production facility in California on Saturday, Jan. 11. AEHF-6 will be checked out, fueled and encapsulated at the Astrotech payload processing complex in Titusville, Florida, before moving to the VIF for hoisting atop the Atlas V.
 
AEHF-6 is one of the most sophisticated communications satellites ever built. It will relay protected transmissions to strategic, nuclear and tactical forces, joining five other spacecraft in the series that have been launched exclusively by Atlas V rockets since 2010.

tnt22

ЦитироватьSMC‏ @AF_SMC 13 янв.

#AEHF6 arrived safely in Florida. The satellite will go through final check out prior to it March launch.





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т.к. иногда слово первая - прошлый спутник так же возили, другой борт на фото
 https://www.defensenews.com/space/2020/01/21/space-development-agency-on-track-to-become-part-of-space-force-in-2022-director-says/ 
U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center personnel and civilian ground crews load the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite onto a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Sunnyvale, Calif., on April 22, 2019. (Airman 1st Class Jonathan Carnell/U.S. Air Force)

tnt22

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
ЦитироватьMarch 13 Atlas 5 • AEHF 6

Launch window: 1945-2145 GMT (3:45-5:45 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. Built by Lockheed Martin, this U.S. military spacecraft will provide highly-secure communications. The rocket will fly in the 551 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, five solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. [Jan. 22]

tnt22

На сайте компании ULA открыта страница миссии

https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/atlas-v-aehf-6
ЦитироватьAtlas V to Launch AEHF-6



• Rocket: Atlas V 551
• Mission: Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6)
• Launch Date: March 2020
• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Mission Information: United Launch Alliance will use an Atlas V 551 rocket to launch the sixth and final spacecraft in the Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) series for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center. AEHF satellites provide global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms. Atlas V rockets successfully launched the first five AEHF satellites between 2010 and 2019.

Launch Notes: The AEHF-6 launch will mark the 83rd Atlas V mission since the inaugural launch in 2002 and the 11th in the 551 configuration.

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https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/atlas-v-aehf-6
Цитировать• Launch Date: March 19 at 3:22 p.m. EDT with a two hour launch window
19.03.2020 19:22 UTC / 22:22 ДМВ

tnt22

Цитировать ULA‏ @ulalaunch 2 мин. назад

Another #AtlasV launch campaign begins! Today at Cape Canaveral, technicians will start assembling the #AtlasV 551 rocket that will launch the #AEHF6 secure military communications for @SpaceForceDoD. Watch for tweets throughout Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) day!


tnt22

Цитировать ULA✔@ulalaunch 4:30 PM - Feb 19, 2020

The #AtlasV launch of #AEHF6 marks the first national security space launch on behalf of the U.S. Space Force. United Launch Alliance is honored to launch this critical national asset for @SpaceForceDoD.




5:58 PM - Feb 19, 2020




6:36 PM - Feb 19, 2020




7:17 PM - Feb 19, 2020


tnt22

Цитировать ULA✔@ulalaunch 8:32 PM - Feb 19, 2020

The high-performance #AtlasV 551 rocket will launch #AEHF6 into a customized geosynchronous transfer orbit that requires less fuel for the satellite to reach its final destination. That fuel savings will directly enhance the spacecraft's mission.




9:07 PM - Feb 19, 2020

Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) day is wrapping up for the #AtlasV to launch #AEHF6 for @SpaceForceDoD. In the coming days, five solid rocket boosters and Centaur will be hoisted into place. The encapsulated payload will be added next month to complete the 197-foot-tall rocket.


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Цитировать Tory Bruno✔@torybruno 4:45 PM - Feb 20, 2020

Weather looks good for SRB Ops today. Working a routine issue with a mechanical tensioner before we start. #AEHF6

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tnt22

Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 13 мин. назад

3 SRBs are up. 2 to go. The Space Force's first launch remains on track. @SMC_CC @AF_SMC #AEHF6

zandr

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/53443/
ЦитироватьВ качестве дополнительной полезной нагрузки к AEFH-6 запустят кубесат
 Как сообщает Space News, во время запланированного на 19 марта с.г. запуска военного спутника связи AEFH-6 в качестве дополнительной полезной нагрузки на РН Atlas-5 будет размещен кубесат размером 12U, который изготовит компания Parsons. Этот аппарат станет вторым, который изготовлен Parsons в рамках пятилетнего контракта на 100 миллионов долларов с Центром космических и ракетных систем (SMC) Космических сил США. Первый был запущен летом минувшего года в качестве дополнительной нагрузки к спутнику AEFH-5.
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tnt22

Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 1 ч. назад

4 SRBs up. 1 to go. The Space Force's first launch remains on track. #AEHF6

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Цитировать Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 1 мин. назад

Weather looks good. Rolling the OVI today. #AEHF6