Atlas IIA
SuccessTempo 2 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Mar 8, 1997, 06:01 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Mar 8, 1997, 06:01 UTC – Saturday, Mar 8, 1997, 06:01 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
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
Tempo 2
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
The Tempo 1 and 2 satellites can transmit more than 200 channels of high-fidelity broadcast programming to cable companies and home dishes. Tempo has twice the power and capacity of comparable satellites. It features 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders at 115 Watts, switchable to 16 transpondersders at 220 Watts. Total on-board transmitter power totals 3500 Watts.
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