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UFO F2

Atlas I launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 3, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 3, 1993 · 11:17 UTCLaunch 1993-056Launch no. 3,841 in the log
RocketAtlas I
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGDCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 3, 1993, 11:17
Launch designation
1993-056
Mission
UFO F2
Flight name
USA 95 (UHF F2)
Vehicle flight ID
AC-75

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
44,492 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
UHF F/O F21993-056ANORAD 22787Hughes 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.