LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Dec 15 1995
Lockheed Martin
Galaxy 3R
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(12:23 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(12:23 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(12:23 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas IIADescription:
Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Galaxy 3R, operated by PanAmSat Corporation, is used to provide video and telecommunications services throughout the United States. The satellite's Ku-band capacity can also be switched to provide coverage of Latin America.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36A