Status
Success
GE-1
Launch Time
Sun Sep 08, 1996 21:49 UTC
Sun Sep 08, 1996 21:49 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
GE-1
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,783.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1996
58th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
24th mission
4th mission of 1996
24th successful mission