An Atlas 5 531 rocket, with three 67-foot solid rocket boosters and a five-meter payload fairing, launches the second
Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, AEHF-2. It was the 30th flight of the Atlas 5, which debuted ten years ago in August 2002.
| Launch vehicle: | Atlas-5/531 |
| Launch vehicle ID: | AV-031 |
| Payload: | AEHF-2 (USA 235) |
| Launch date: | 04 May 2012 |
| Launch site: | CC, SLC-41 |
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