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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretAtlas II
Launched 1992-02-11 00:41:02 UTCLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
7th
orbital launch attempt in 1992
United States Air Force
1st
launch this year
Launch Complex 36A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
3189 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
American communications satellite used for high priority communications between defense officials and battlefield commanders.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
47.5m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
6,580kg
Liftoff thrust
2,479kN
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