Status
Success
Eutelsat 2F3
Launch Time
Sat Dec 07, 1991 22:47 UTC
Sat Dec 07, 1991 22:47 UTC
Maiden flight of the Atlas ll rocket.
Rocket
Mission Details
Eutelsat 2F3
In 1990 Eutelsat began the deployment of the second generation Eutelsat spacecraft procured directly from Aerospatiale and based on the Spacebus-2000 design. Each Eutelsat 2 spacecraft supports 16 transponders (with eight spares) operating at 14/11 GHz and 50 W output power. In orbit, the spacecraft spans 22.4 m across the two rectangular solar arrays which generate up to 3.5 kW. Eutelsat 2 employs two, 1.6 m diameter multi-feed reflectors, one on each side of the spacecraft bus.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,878.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1991
87th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
1st mission
1st mission of 1991
1st successful mission