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MBSAT

Atlas Agena B

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Success

Mission


MBSAT

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

MBSat 1 (Mobile Broadcasting Satellite) or Hanbyul is a mobile broadcasting satellite jointly built for the Japanese Mobile Broacasting Corp. and the South Korean SK Telecom.

Location


Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 36B

Rocket


Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIA

American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.

Atlas IIIA

Agency


Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM’s in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA’s return to the moon in 2024.

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