Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
This is the fifth 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-5 (USA 292) 2019-051A | Payload | 35662 × 35911 km · 1.4° | Globe |
| TDO-1 2019-051B | Payload | re-entered 2022-12-30 | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2019-051C | Rocket body | 13747 × 35419 km · 7.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2019-051 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).