July 25, 1996 at 12:41 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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July 25, 1996 at 12:41 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422
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.
Atlas · II
Height
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
LEO capacity
6,580 kg
Successful launches
10
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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