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1997 · Lockheed Martin

GE 3

successAtlas IIAS | GE 3

GE 3 carries also 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video communications to North America after parking at 127° W longitude.

Overview

Date / time
September 4, 1997 at 12:03 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
GE 3
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIAS →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

AMC-3
GEO