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Atlas IIA | INTELSAT K

United States Air Force · Atlas IIA · Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 910th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 3,721st orbital launch attempt

June 10, 1992Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jun 10, 00:00Jun 10, 00:00 UTC

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INTELSAT K

Intelsat K, Intelsats first Ku-band only satellite, was originally built as Satcom K4 for GE Americom, but was acquired in 1989 and required extensive payload modifications. It is a single spacecraft purchased to meet critical requirements for Ku-band capacity over the Atlantic region, driven primarily by international broadcasters.

Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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Pad — Launch Complex 36B

76 launches from this pad · 1,123 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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