Atlas
SuccessUHF F/O F11 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, 02:30 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, 02:30 UTC – Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, 02:30 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
UHF F/O F11
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network.
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