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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAtlas II
Launched 1991-12-07 22:47 UTCLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
86th
orbital launch attempt in 1991
United States Air Force
11th
launch this year
Launch Complex 36B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
232 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Communication satellite built by Aerospatiale for Eutelsat.
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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