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Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:32:00

Monday March 16, 1998

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

Final flight of baseline Atlas II

Rocket

Atlas II rocket by Lockheed Martin

Retired

Active 1991 to 1998

Agency

Rocket

Height: 47.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 6,580 kg

GTO: 2,810 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,479 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Stats

Atlas II

36th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1998

1998

17th

Orbital launch attempt