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1998 · Lockheed Martin
Hot Bird 5
success
Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 5
Geostationary communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
October 9, 1998 at 10:50 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B
Mission
Hot Bird 5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →
Payloads deployed · 1
EUTELSAT 4B
GEO