Atlas IIIA | MBSat

Launch Time
Sat Mar 13, 2004 05:40 UTC

Final flight of Atlas IIIA.

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Atlas IIIA

Image Credit: USAF or NASA

ILS

Status: Retired

Liftoff Thrust: 3,826 kN

Payload to LEO: 8,640 kg

Payload to GTO: 4,055 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 52.8 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m

Fairing Height: 12.2 m

Details

Japanese telecommunications satellite.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 4,143.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

7th orbital launch attempt

5th mission

1st mission of 2004

5th successful mission