AMC 16
Atlas V 521
Lockheed Martin
Mission
AMC 16
Type: Communications
AMC-16, like AMC-15, was a hybrid Ku/Ka-band satellite built by Lockheed Martin and based on the A2100 spacecraft platform.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
847 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas V 521 – United Launch Alliance
Family: Atlas
Length: 58.3 m
Diameter: 3.81 m
Launch Mass: 590 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 13490 kg
The Atlas V 521 was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on 2003-07-17. Atlas V 521 has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. Atlas V is the fifth major version in the Atlas rocket family. It is an expendable launch system originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing.
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: LMT
Founded: 1953
Launchers: Titan | Agena
Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight
Country: USA
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.
