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SuccessRainbow 1 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jul 17, 2003, 23:45 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jul 17, 2003, 23:45 UTC – Thursday, Jul 17, 2003, 23:45 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Rainbow 1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
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