November 29, 1994 at 10:21 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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November 29, 1994 at 10:21 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422
The Orion 1 telecommunications satellite, launched in November 1994, was the first purchase of a European satellite by a US-based company. Its 34 Ku-band transponders serve Europe, the United States to the Rocky Mountains and parts of Canada and Mexico, providing video for broadcast and business television, high-speed Internet access and multimedia services, broadband and data networking.
Atlas · IIA
Height
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
LEO capacity
6,580 kg
Successful launches
23
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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