General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
BS-3H
Launched
April 18, 1991
Summary
BS-3H launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 18, 1991. The mission failed. It was General Dynamics's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,627th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas I · General Dynamics
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas I flight · 1st this yearGeneral Dynamics's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,627th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
38th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 446th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
267 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did BS-3H launch?
BS-3H launched on April 18, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BS-3H?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BS-3H?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did BS-3H launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was BS-3H going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.