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.
