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Orion 1

Atlas IIA launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 29, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 29, 1994 · 10:21 UTCLaunch 1994-079Launch no. 3,949 in the log
RocketAtlas IIA
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMMCLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 29, 1994, 10:21
Launch designation
1994-079
Mission
Orion 1
Vehicle flight ID
AC-110

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
123,436 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Orion 11994-079ANORAD 23413Orion Satellite Corp.Communications2,333 kgRenamed · November 1999

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