CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Oct. 5, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIAS rocket successfully launched the EchoStar III commercial communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit this afternoon from Complex 36, Pad B, at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. Liftoff occurred right on time at 5:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It was the sixth successful Atlas launch of 1997 from CCAS and the thirty-third consecutive successful flight for Atlas/Centaur.

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CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Oct. 2, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL, to launch a communications satellite for EchoStar Communications Corporation of Englewood, CO. EchoStar III will be launched from Complex 36B on October 5 at the opening of a launch window that extends from 5:01 p.m. to 7:28 p.m. EDT, subject to restrictions associated with potential Shuttle landing opportunities. This is the sixth of nine planned Atlas missions from CCAS this year.

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