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UFO F1

Atlas I launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 25, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 25, 1993 · 21:38 UTCLaunch 1993-015Launch no. 3,797 in the log
RocketAtlas I
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeFailure · 0.5stage 1 underperformance
Launch agencyGDCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 25, 1993, 21:38
Launch designation
1993-015
Mission
UFO F1
Flight name
UHF 1
Vehicle flight ID
AC-74

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
41,794 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF50 · S1U

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
UHF F/O F11993-015ANORAD 22563Hughes Communications Inc.Communications2,840 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.