USA-292

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USA-292
AEHF 1.jpg
Artist's impression of an AEHF-5 satellite
Names AEHF-5
Advanced Extremely High Frequency-5
Mission type Military communications
Operator United States Space Force
COSPAR ID 2019-051A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 44481
Website https://www.spaceforce.mil/
Mission duration14 years (planned)
4 years, 3 months and 14 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAEHF-5
Bus A2100M
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Space
Launch mass6,168 kg (13,598 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date8 August 2019, 10:13 UTC
Rocket Atlas V 551 (AV-083)
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-41
Contractor United Launch Alliance
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geosynchronous orbit
  AEHF-4
AEHF-6  
 

USA-292, also known as Advanced Extremely High Frequency 5 or AEHF-5, is a military communications satellite operated by the United States Space Force. It is the fifth of six satellites to be launched as part of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program, which replaced the earlier Milstar system. [1]

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Satellite description

The USA-292 satellite was constructed by Lockheed Martin Space, and is based on the A2100 satellite bus. The satellite has a mass of 6,168 kg (13,598 lb) and a design life of 14 years. [2] It will be used to provide super high frequency (SHF) and extremely high frequency (EHF) communications for the United States Armed Forces, as well as those of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Canada. [2]

Launch

Launch of AEHF-5 on an Atlas V Launch of Atlas V carrying AEHF-5 (190808-F-DC888-001).jpg
Launch of AEHF-5 on an Atlas V

USA-292 was launched by United Launch Alliance, aboard an Atlas V 551 flying from SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). The launch occurred at 10:13 UTC on 8 August 2019, [3] placing the satellite into a Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) with a perigee of 14,434 km (7,794 nmi), an apogee of 35,250 km (19,030 nmi), and 9.95° inclination. [4] The satellite was successfully deployed in this orbit about five and a half hours after launch.

TDO-1 satellite

Alongside AEHF-5, the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center launched an experimental 12U cubesat known as TDO-1 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter, COSPAR 2019-051B, SATCAT 44482). The satellite was deployed prior to AEHF-5, from a dispenser on the aft of the Centaur upper stage into an orbit with a perigee of 208 km (129 mi) and an apogee of 35,264 km (19,041 nmi). [5] TDO-1 deorbited 30 December 2022. [6]

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References

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