LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Jun 24 1994
General Dynamics
UHF F/O F3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas IDescription:
The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36B