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BS-3H
Atlas IGeneral DynamicsLaunch Complex 36B
Thursday, April 18, 1991 · 11:30 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas I
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches11
Successes9
Mission Brief
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).
PayloadBS-3H
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerGeneral Dynamics
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471°N, 80.542°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
