General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
UHF F/O F1
Launched
March 25, 1993
Summary
UHF F/O F1 launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 25, 1993. It was General Dynamics's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,800th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). UHF F/O F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 9,166 km orbit inclined 27.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas I · General Dynamics
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Atlas I flight · 1st this yearGeneral Dynamics's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,800th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
UHF F/O F1 · NORAD 22563 · 1993-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- UFO 1 (USA 98)
- Object ID
- 1993-015A
- Epoch
- 1993-03-26 02:59:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 7.45635477 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4038425
- Inclination
- 27.3047°
- Ascending node
- 328.5787°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.2095°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.5735°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- UHF F/O F1 · NORAD 22563 · in orbit
Centaur AC-74 · re-entered January 6, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43rd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 468th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
214 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did UHF F/O F1 launch?
UHF F/O F1 launched on March 25, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch UHF F/O F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched UHF F/O F1?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did UHF F/O F1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did UHF F/O F1 reach?
UHF F/O F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 9,166 km orbit inclined 27.3°.
How many satellites did UHF F/O F1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).