Atlas IIA | UHF F/O F9

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
• Rocket: Atlas IIA — Atlas family

Mission

The U.S. Navy began replacing and upgrading its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network during the 1990s with a constellation of customized satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company. Known as the UFO (Ultra High Frequency Follow On) series, these HS-601 model satellites support the Navy's global communications network, serving ships at sea and a variety of other U.S. military fixed and mobile terminals.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 36A
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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