Delta II
SuccessASC 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Apr 13, 1991, 00:09 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Apr 13, 1991, 00:09 UTC – Saturday, Apr 13, 1991, 00:09 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
ASC 2
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
The ASC series consisted of three satellites built by GE Astro-Space for Contel ASC and carried 18 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders for TV news and interactive data transmissions to private networks and small terminals.
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