Atlas IIA | GE 1
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Sept. 8, 1996, 9:49 p.m. - Sept. 8, 1996, 9:49 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Sept. 8, 1996, 9:49 p.m. - Sept. 8, 1996, 9:49 p.m.
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
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