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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAtlas IIA
Launched 1994-11-29 10:21:02 UTCLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
82nd
orbital launch attempt in 1994
United States Air Force
12th
launch this year
Launch Complex 36A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
117 d 10 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Orion 1 telecommunications satellite, launched in November 1994, was the first purchase of a European satellite by a US-based company. Its 34 Ku-band transponders serve Europe, the United States to the Rocky Mountains and parts of Canada and Mexico, providing video for broadcast and business television, high-speed Internet access and multimedia services, broadband and data networking.
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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