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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsDelta II
Launched 1998-06-10 00:35:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
36th
orbital launch attempt in 1998
United States Air Force
9th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
46 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997. That same month, Telenor announced the award of a follow-on contract to Hughes for a second high-powered HS-376HP satellite, Thor 3, which was successfully launched in June 1998.
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
38.9m
Diameter
2.4m
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