Rainbow 1
Atlas V 521
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Rainbow 1
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit
- Launch Cost: $135,000,000
Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 114 rockets, including 114 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 521
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
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.
