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Atlas I
Launched 1993-09-03 11:17:02 UTCLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
58th
orbital launch attempt in 1993
General Dynamics
2nd
launch this year
Launch Complex 36B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
161 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.
Launches
11
Successful
9
82%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
43.9m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
5,900kg
Liftoff thrust
1,939kN
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