LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Jun 19 2001
Lockheed Martin
ICO F2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(4:41 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(4:41 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(4:41 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas IIASDescription:
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
- The ICO-2 satellite was launched by British New ICO (formerly ICO Global Communications) to provide mobile communications and data/Internet services at S-band, supporting 4500 simultaneous calls.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36B