General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
UHF F/O F2
Launched
September 3, 1993
Summary
UHF F/O F2 launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 3, 1993. It was General Dynamics's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,843rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas I 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 I · General Dynamics
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Atlas I flight · 2nd this yearGeneral Dynamics's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,843rd orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- UHF F/O F2 · NORAD 22787 · in orbit
Centaur AC-75 · re-entered March 15, 2016
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
44th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 474th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did UHF F/O F2 launch?
UHF F/O F2 launched on September 3, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch UHF F/O F2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched UHF F/O F2?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did UHF F/O F2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was UHF F/O F2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did UHF F/O F2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).