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UHF F/O F3

Atlas I

General Dynamics

Launch Status
Success

Mission


UHF F/O F3

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

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 SFS, FL, USA

Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 980 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 36B

Rocket


General Dynamics Atlas I

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

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