UHF F/O F11

Mission

UHF F/O F11

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network.

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.

Rocket

Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB

American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.

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.