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DBS 2

Atlas IIA launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 3, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 3, 1994 · 23:57 UTCLaunch 1994-047Launch no. 3,916 in the log
RocketAtlas IIA
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMMCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 1994, 23:57
Launch designation
1994-047
Mission
DBS 2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-107

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
39,489 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DirecTV 21994-047ANORAD 23192DirecTVCommunications2,921 kgRenamed · February 2006

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