Success
UHF F/O F1
Communications
General Dynamics(GD)Commercial
Atlas I
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Thursday, March 25, 1993 at 9:38 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,800
GD Mission
#5
Pad Launch
#43
Location Launch
#468
Designator
1993-015
Launch Window
NET
Mar 25, 1993, 9:38 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
Mar 25, 1993, 4:38 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