Atlas V 521 | Rainbow 1
Status: Success | Launched: Jul 17, 2003 23:45 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
- Rocket: Atlas V 521 — Atlas family
Mission
Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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