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Atlas IIA | GE 1
Lockheed Martin · Atlas IIA · Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Lockheed Martin's 20th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 4,099th orbital launch attempt
September 8, 1996Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 8, 21:49 – Sep 8, 21:49 UTC
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GE 1
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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