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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 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

Provider

General Dynamics

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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

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.471°N
Longitude
80.542°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

11:30 PM UTC - 11:30 PM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.