Apologies, I should have been more specific. I was looking for a new one after the May 12 date. I had heard 5/27 from someone, but thought I would check here since the people here seem pretty well informed.
Can the Delta-IV or Delta-IV heavy deliver MUOS-5 to the ego transfer orbit required?
Quote from: psionedge on 04/09/2016 08:39 amCan the Delta-IV or Delta-IV heavy deliver MUOS-5 to the ego transfer orbit required?Only the Heavy
Delta-IV M+(5,4) is quoted as lifting 7430 kg to GEO-1800 orbit. So if it lifted MUOS into this orbit,
CAPE CANAVERAL — As the internal investigation continues into the first stage performance trouble on the last Atlas 5 rocket launch, the next mission on the manifest has slipped to May 27.Originally planned for May 5, the flight of the Navy’s fifth and final planned Mobile User Objective System communications satellite has been postponed twice while engineers work to determine the exact cause of the anomaly.
Targeting June 24 now:http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/03/new-lineup-plan-spelled-out-for-upcoming-atlas-5-rocket-launches/
Quote from: ethan829 on 05/03/2016 03:30 amTargeting June 24 now:http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/03/new-lineup-plan-spelled-out-for-upcoming-atlas-5-rocket-launches/Not sure that is correct , Falcon 9 CRS-9 launch is on that day currently https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/