04 Sep 1997

Atlas Successfully Launches GE-3 Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., Sept. 4, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas IIAS rocket successfully launched the GE-3 commercial communications satellite into supersynchronous transfer orbit this morning from Complex 36, Pad A, at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. Liftoff occurred right on time at 8:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It was the fifth successful Atlas launch of 1997 from CCAS and the thirty-second consecutive successful flight for Atlas.

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27 Jul 1997

Atlas Rocket Successfully Launches Superbird-C

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., July 27, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket, designated AC-133, successfully launched Superbird-C, a Japanese communications satellite, into supersynchronous transfer orbit this evening from Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. Liftoff occurred at 9:15 p.m. EDT. It was the thirty-first consecutive successful Atlas flight from CCAS.

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22 Jul 1997

Atlas AC-133 Ready to Launch Superbird-C

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., July 22, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL, to launch the Superbird-C communications satellite for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) of Japan. Superbird-C will be launched from Complex 36B on 25 July at the opening of a 40-minute launch window that extends from 8:54 to 9:34 p.m. EDT. This will be the fourth Atlas launch of 1997 from CCAS following the successful launches of AC-127/JCSAT-4 on 16 February, AC-128/TEMPO on 8 March, and AC-79/GOES-K on 25 April.

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08 Mar 1997

Atlas Rocket Successfully Launches TEMPO Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Air Station, Fla., March 8, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA rocket, designated AC-128, successfully launched the TEMPO direct broadcast satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit early this morning from Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. It was the 29th consecutive successful Atlas launch from CCAS and the second Atlas launch of 1997.

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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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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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