General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 1R
Launched
August 22, 1992
Summary
Galaxy 1R launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 22, 1992. The mission failed. It was General Dynamics's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas I flight and the 2nd 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
- 4th Atlas I flight · 2nd this yearGeneral Dynamics's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,746th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
42nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 3rd this year · 460th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 1R launch?
Galaxy 1R launched on August 22, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 1R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 1R?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 1R launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Galaxy 1R going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.