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UFO F3

Atlas I launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on June 24, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 24, 1994 · 13:50 UTCLaunch 1994-035Launch no. 3,903 in the log
RocketAtlas I
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMMCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 24, 1994, 13:50
Launch designation
1994-035
Mission
UFO F3
Flight name
USA 104 (UHF F3)
Vehicle flight ID
AC-76

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,954 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
UHF F/O F31994-035ANORAD 23132Hughes 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.