Launch Alert | Flight 7
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LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Thu Jul 17 2003
Lockheed Martin

Rainbow 1

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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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.

Atlas V 521 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41