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AEHF-5 Satellite Control Authority Transferred to Space Operations Command. #USSpaceForce #AEHF

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) military communications satellite was successfully transferred to Space Operations Command (SpOC), on Feb. 3.

After successful completion of AEHF-5 on-orbit testing, SMC transferred Satellite Control Authority to the SpOC with AEHF-5 now under the control of military operators…

Gallery: ULA completes third flight of 2019

The launch of AEHF-5 marked the third that ULA has conducted in 2019. Photo Credit: Scott Schilke / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — ULA launched an Atlas V rocket with the AEHF-5 on Thursday, Aug. 8 2019. The early morning flight marked an increasingly rare appearance for the venerable launch vehicle. (more…)

AEHF 5 lights up the sky atop ULA Atlas V 551

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. Photo Credit: Vikash Mahadeo / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance completed its third flight of the year on Thursday, Aug. 8. The flight got off the pad and soared into the early morning sky a little later than…

ULA preparing for third launch of 2019

An Atlas V 551 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida with the AEHF-4 satellite. This particular satellite was sent to orbit on Oct. 17, 2018.. Photo Credit: Scott Schilke / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to conduct its first Atlas V launch in nearly 10 months with the AEHF-5 mission. (more…)

Status: Go for Launch

Aehf-5 launch infograph

Anomaly pushes Atlas launch back again

An Atlas V 551 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida with the AEHF-4 satellite. This particular satellite was sent to orbit on Oct. 17, 2018.. Photo Credit: Scott Schilke / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — The launch of a ULA Atlas V rocket with the fifth AEHF satellite will have to wait a little longer before its flight. (more…)

Battery failure delays Atlas V launch until July

An Atlas V 551 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida. The rocket launched the AEHF-4 satellite into orbit on Oct. 17, 2018.. Photo Credit: Scott Schilke / SpaceFlight Insider

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket with the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center…