Success
UHF F/O F7
Communications
Lockheed Martin(LMT)Commercial
Atlas II
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, July 25, 1996 at 12:41 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,087
LMT Mission
#19
Pad Launch
#45
Location Launch
#517
Designator
1996-042
Launch Window
NET
Jul 25, 1996, 12:41 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
Jul 25, 1996, 8:41 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas II Specs
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.
Length
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
Launch Mass
204 t
Thrust
2,479 kN
LEO Capacity
6,580 kg
GTO Capacity
2,810 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1991
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 5d
Total Launches
10
Successful
10
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
10
Maiden flight: Dec 7, 1991
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Founded
1953
Total Launches
80
Successful
77
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
38