Status
Success
UHF F9 (USA-141)
Launch Time
Tue Oct 20, 1998 07:19 UTC
Tue Oct 20, 1998 07:19 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
UHF F9 (USA-141)
UFO 9 (UHF Follow On 9) was a US Navy satellite launched to replace the FLTSATCOM and Leasat spacecraft currently supporting 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
Total Mass: 3,206.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1998
63rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
39th mission
6th mission of 1998
39th successful mission