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Atlas IIA | GE 1

September 8, 1996 at 9:49 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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September 8, 1996 at 9:49 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422

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Atlas IIA
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.

Vehicle

Atlas IIA

Atlas · IIA

Height

47.54 m

Diameter

3.04 m

LEO capacity

6,580 kg

Successful launches

23

Launch complex

Launch Complex 36B

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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