NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

UHF F3 (USA-104)

Launch Time
Fri Jun 24, 1994 13:50 UTC

Rocket

Atlas I
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
Lockheed
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 43.9 m

Mission Details

UHF F3 (USA-104)

UFO 3 (UHF Follow On 3) was a US Navy satellite launched to replace the FLTSATCOM and Leasat spacecraft currently sopporting the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other US military fixed and mobile terminals. It was compatible with ground- and sea-based terminals already in service.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1994

37th orbital launch attempt

Atlas I

8th mission
2nd mission of 1994
5th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission