Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
This is the third satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEHF-3 (USA 246) 2013-050A | Payload | 35391 × 36184 km · 5.6° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2013-050B | Rocket body | re-entered 2015-02-08 |
COSPAR ID 2013-050 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).