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Atlas IIAS
Launched 1998-06-18 22:48:01 UTCLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
38th
orbital launch attempt in 1998
Lockheed Martin
5th
launch this year
Launch Complex 36A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
94 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Intelsat VIII-VIII/A series has been designed to meet the needs of Intelsat users throughout the system for improved C-band coverage and service. These spacecraft will incorporate six-fold C-band frequency reuse, two-fold frequency reuse of expanded C-band capacity, and the highest C-band power level ever for an Intelsat satellite. Consequently, Intelsat VIII will provide significantly more C-band capacity for public switched telephony and Intelsat Business Service, better quality for video services, and encourage new international VSAT applications.
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Launches
80
Successful
77
96%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
47.5m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
6,580kg
Liftoff thrust
4,391kN
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