LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Dec 17 2004

Lockheed Martin

AMC 16

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:07 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:07 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:07 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas V 521

Description:

Atlas V is the fifth major version in the Atlas rocket family. It is an expendable launch system originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
AMC-16, like AMC-15, was a hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100 spacecraft platform.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41