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Atlas IIAS | Eutelsat W3

Lockheed Martin · Atlas IIAS · Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Lockheed Martin's 41st launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,307th orbital launch attempt

April 12, 1999Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Apr 12, 22:50Apr 12, 22:50 UTC

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Eutelsat W3

The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (Eutelsat W2, W3 and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). W2, W3 and W5 are designed to offer 24 transponders at saturation and W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft are based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.

Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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Pad — Launch Complex 36A

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

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