16 Feb 1997

Atlas Successfully Launches Japanese Comm Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Feb. 16, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket, designated AC-127, successfully launched the JCSAT-4 communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit tonight from Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. JCSAT-4 follows the successful launch of JCSAT-3 by Atlas in August of 1995. Tonight’s launch was the 28th consecutive success for Atlas and the first of nine Atlas missions from CCAS this year.

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17 Dec 1996

Atlas IIA Successfully Launches INMARSAT III

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Dec. 17, 1996 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIA rocket successfully launched the Inmarsat III F3 communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit this evening from Complex 36, Pad A. It was the seventh successful Atlas launch of 1996 from Cape Canaveral Air Station and the 27th consecutive successful flight.

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11 Dec 1996

AC-129 is Prepared for Launch of Inmarsat III F3

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Dec. 11, 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 joint venture whose global system of satellites provides mobile communications at sea, in the air and on land. This will be the second Atlas launch this year of an Inmarsat satellite.

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21 Nov 1996

AC-124 Successfully Launches EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 2

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Nov. 21, 1996 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIA rocket successfully launched the HOT BIRD 2 television broadcast satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit this afternoon from Complex 36, Pad B. It was the sixth successful Atlas launch of 1996 from Cape Canaveral Air Station and the 26th consecutive successful flight.

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26 Oct 1996

Proton and Atlas Selected for ICO Launch Services

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 25, 1996 – International Launch Services (ILS) announced today that Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. has elected to use four options under existing Proton and Atlas launch service contracts to launch mobile communications satellites for ICO Global Communications.

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07 Oct 1996

Additional Air Force Launches For Atlas IIAS

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 7, 1996 – Lockheed Martin’s Atlas launch vehicle has been selected for the U.S. Air Force’s Atlas IIAS program. A contract for one firm launch and five options was announced by the Air Force on Aug. 30, and an option for a second firm launch was exercised by the Air Force on Sept. 6. This brings the Atlas backlog of firm launch commitments to 29, six military and 23 commercial.

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08 Sep 1996

AC-123 Successfully Launches GE-1

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Sept. 8, 1996 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIA rocket successfully launched the GE-1 commercial communications satellite into supersynchronous transfer orbit this evening from Complex 36, Pad B. It was the fifth successful Atlas launch of 1996 from Cape Canaveral Air Station and the 25th consecutive successful flight for Atlas.

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25 Jul 1996

AC-125 Successfully Launches UHF F/O F7

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., July 25, 1996 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas II rocket successfully launched the Ultra High Frequency Follow-On (UHF F/O) F7 communications satellite into intermediate transfer orbit this morning from Complex 36, Pad A. It was the fourth successful Atlas launch of 1996 from Cape Canaveral Air Station and the 24th consecutive successful flight for Atlas.

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24 Jun 1996

SS/Loral Orders First Two Atlas IIAR vehicles

SAN DIEGO, June 24, 1996 – International Launch Services (ILS) has acquired the first commercial customer for the newest Atlas launch vehicle, the IIAR, which is in development at Lockheed Martin Astronautics and scheduled for first flight in 1998 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL.

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