April 12, 1999 at 10:50 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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April 12, 1999 at 10:50 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422
The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (Eutelsat W2, W3 and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). W2, W3 and W5 are designed to offer 24 transponders at saturation and W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft are based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
Atlas · IIAS
Height
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
LEO capacity
6,580 kg
Successful launches
30
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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