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Atlas V USSF-8

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Atlas V 500 series was successfully launched on Jan 21, 2022 on a mission for the United States Space Force.


Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-41


Vehicle: First and only planned 511 configuration, AV-084, Short payload fairing and one GEM-63 strap-on solid rocket booster.


Payload: USSF-8 mission (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites—GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6)


1:96 Scale Model (photos by Silas Janosko and R. Garrett Cortelyou III)