11 Jun 1998

NRO Selects Atlas III for Satellite Launch

SAN DIEGO, June 11, 1998 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIA rocket has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to launch a classified payload from Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. The launch date will be selected based on the NRO’s operational requirements.

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18 May 1998

Proton Successfully Launches EchoStar IV Satellite

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN, May 8, 1998 –A Proton rocket blasted into space this morning from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan at 5:45 a.m. (7:45 p.m. USA EDT, May 7) carrying the EchoStar IV commercial communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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29 Apr 1998

Proton Failure Investigation Concluded

SAN DIEGO, April 29, 1998 -International Launch Services (ILS) announced today that the Lockheed Martin Independent Failure Review Oversight Board report on the Proton launch failure of December 25, 1997, has been approved for release subject to certain limitations imposed by the Russian and U.S. governments.

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26 Mar 1998

AC-122 Pre-Launch News Release

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, FL, March 28, 1996 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL, to launch a communications satellite for Inmarsat, the international cooperative that operates a global system of satellites to provide mobile satellite communications at sea, in the air and on land. The Inmarsat-3 F1 satellite will be launched from Complex 36A on April 1 at the opening of a 37-minute launch window that extends from 6:04 to 6:41 p.m. EST.

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27 Feb 1998

Atlas Successfully Launches INTELSAT 806 Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Feb. 27 1998 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIAS rocket successfully launched the INTELSAT 806 communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit this evening from Complex 36, Pad B, at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. Liftoff occurred right on time at 7:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It was the second successful launch of 1998 for Atlas and the 37th consecutive successful flight.

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26 Jan 1998

Atlas Selected for HISPASAT 1C Launch

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 26, 1998 – International Launch Services (ILS) announced today that HISPASAT S.A., a Madrid-based satellite operator, and Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services have signed a contract to launch the HISPASAT 1C satellite on an Atlas IIAS. The launch is presently scheduled for late 1999 from Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL.

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25 Dec 1997

Proton Does Not Deliver AsiaSat 3 to Proper Orbit

 

MOSCOW, Dec. 25, 1997 – The Proton-K launch vehicle manufactured by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center was launched on December 25th from Launch Pad 23, Area 91, of the Baikonur Cosmodrome by launch teams of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense. 589 seconds after liftoff, the rocket injected the AsiaSat 3 telecommunications satellite in the support orbit.

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23 Dec 1997

Proton Launch of AsiaSat 3 Delayed Due to Weather

 

MOSCOW, Dec. 23, 1997 – A launch of the Proton-K manufactured by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, was planned for the 23rd of December at Launch Pad 23, Area 81, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The rocket's upper stage Block DM 3 (manufactured by the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation) was expected to launch the AsiaSat 3 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. AsiaSat 3 belongs to the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (Hong Kong). The satellite was designed and manufactured by the Hughes Space and Communications Company of the United States based on the HS 601 HP ("high power") model.

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