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Lockheed MartinAtlas IIIBLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

UHF F/O F11

Launched

December 18, 2003

Launch Successful

Summary

UHF F/O F11 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 18, 2003. It was Lockheed Martin's 70th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,635th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas IIIB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Atlas IIIB · Lockheed Martin
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
3rd Atlas IIIB flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 70th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,635th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • UHF F/O F11 · NORAD 28117 · in orbit

Centaur AC-203 · re-entered April 1, 2023

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network.

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 36B

Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

73rd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 617th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

250 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did UHF F/O F11 launch?

UHF F/O F11 launched on December 18, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch UHF F/O F11?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched UHF F/O F11?

Atlas IIIB, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIIB spec sheet

Where did UHF F/O F11 launch from?

Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit was UHF F/O F11 going to?

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.

How many satellites did UHF F/O F11 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).