Lockheed MartinAtlas IILaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas II | UHF F/O F8
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.March 16, 1998Add to calendar
Image: U.S. DoD
Lockheed Martin's 35th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 4,224th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 16, 21:32 – Mar 16, 21:32 UTC
Flight preview
UHF F/O F8
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.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
No webcast announced yet.
