Mission description
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).
April 18, 1991 at 11:30 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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April 18, 1991 at 11:30 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).
Atlas · I
Height
43.9 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
5,900 kg
Successful launches
9
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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