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1997 · Lockheed Martin

Tempo 2

successAtlas IIA | Tempo 2

The Tempo 1 and 2 satellites can transmit more than 200 channels of high-fidelity broadcast programming to cable companies and home dishes. Tempo has twice the power and capacity of comparable satellites. It features 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders at 115 Watts, switchable to 16 transpondersders at 220 Watts. Total on-board transmitter power totals 3500 Watts.

Overview

Date / time
March 8, 1997 at 06:01 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
Tempo 2
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

DIRECTV 6 (TEMPO 2)
GEO