LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Nov 29 1994

United States Air Force

Orion 1

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(10:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(10:21 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(10:21 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas IIA

Description:

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 Orion 1 telecommunications satellite, launched in November 1994, was the first purchase of a European satellite by a US-based company. Its 34 Ku-band transponders serve Europe, the United States to the Rocky Mountains and parts of Canada and Mexico, providing video for broadcast and business television, high-speed Internet access and multimedia services, broadband and data networking.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 36A