Failure
BS-3H
Communications
General Dynamics(GD)Commercial
Atlas I
Direct-GEOorbit
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).
Thursday, April 18, 1991 at 11:30 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,627
GD Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#38
Location Launch
#446
Launch Window
NET
Apr 18, 1991, 11:30 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 18, 1991, 7:30 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas I Specs
The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
Length
43.9 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
164 t
Thrust
1,939 kN
LEO Capacity
5,900 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1990
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 12d
Total Launches
11
Successful
9
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Jul 25, 1990