Atlas IIA
SuccessOrion 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Nov 29, 1994, 10:21 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Nov 29, 1994, 10:21 UTC – Tuesday, Nov 29, 1994, 10:21 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Orion 1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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