UHF F/O F2
Atlas I
General Dynamics
Mission
UHF F/O F2
Type: Communications
The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy’s global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.
Location
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
872 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas I – General Dynamics
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 43.9 m
- Diameter: 3.05 m
- Launch Mass: 164 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 5900 kg
The Atlas I was manufactured by General Dynamics with the first launch on 1990-07-25. Atlas I has 9 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 11 launches. The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
Agency
General Dynamics – GD
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: GD
- Country: USA
