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1997 · Lockheed Martin
JCSAT R
success
Atlas IIAS | JCSAT R
Japanese communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
February 17, 1997 at 01:42 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B
Mission
JCSAT R
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIAS →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →
Payloads deployed · 1
INTELSAT 26 (IS-26)
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