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Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2 launched on Fri, Apr 16, 2004, 12:45 AM UTC — a Lockheed Martin mission.
NET Fri, Apr 16, 2004, 12:45 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Atlas IIAS to Geostationary Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Atlas IIAS ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
SUPERBIRD-6, slated for an orbital slot at 158.0 degrees East longitude, will provide business telecommunication services using a Japan Beam for Ku-Band and Ka-Band services along with a steerable spot beam for additional Ka-Band services.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2 is scheduled to lift off Fri, Apr 16, 2004, 12:45 AM UTC.
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Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2 is an Lockheed Martin mission flying on a Atlas IIAS.
It lifts off from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.