GE-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:49:00

Sunday September 8, 1996

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Mission Details

GE-1

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,783 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas IIA

Active 1992 to 2002

Lockheed Martin logo

Manufacturer

Lockheed

Rocket

Height: 47.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,316 kg

GTO: 3,180 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,479 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Stats

Atlas II


24th

Mission

4th

Mission of 1996

1996


58th

Orbital launch attempt