Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas IIA
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Site / Pad
CC / LC36B
Outcome
Success
Flight
AC-123
COSPAR Designator
1996-054
Mission
GE 1 (Communications)
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas IIA
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Agency launches
20 (4 YTD)
Site launches
518 (12 YTD)
Pad launches
56 (3 YTD)