Lockheed MartinAtlas IILaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
UHF F/O F8
Launched
March 16, 1998
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
UHF F/O F8 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas II from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 16, 1998. It was Lockheed Martin's 35th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,224th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas II flight and the 1st 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 II · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Atlas II flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 35th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,224th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- UHF F/O F8 · NORAD 25258 · in orbit
Centaur AC-132 · re-entered October 24, 2007
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 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
51st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 545th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did UHF F/O F8 launch?
UHF F/O F8 launched on March 16, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch UHF F/O F8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched UHF F/O F8?
Atlas II, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas II spec sheet
Where did UHF F/O F8 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was UHF F/O F8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did UHF F/O F8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).