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Atlas IIA | DirecTV 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 3, 1994, 11:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DirecTV 2 is a high-powered satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) which began bringing true direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service to homes throughout North America in 1994.

Geostationary Orbit
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Pegasus | APEX

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Air launch to orbit
Aug. 3, 1994, 2:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

APEX (Advanced Photovoltaic & Electronic Experiment) successfully tested a wide array of advanced photovoltaic and electronic components in a harsh radiation environment, provided significant data to support improved designs for future space systems. During operation, APEX's highly elliptical orbit allowed the investigation of space plasma effects on high-voltage operation (current leakage at positive voltages and arcing at negative voltages) in the perigee region, plus the investigation of space radiation effects (decreased array power output from passage through the inner radiation belt) in the apogee region.

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Obzor Test

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 2, 1994, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The satellite Kosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 17

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 29, 1994, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 3 | APSTAR 1

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 21, 1994, 10:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The APSTAR 1 spacecraft carries such general communications traffic as voice, fax, data, and television signals across China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. APSTAR 1A has expanded coverage to India and Pakistan. Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., signed a contract in May 1992 with APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong for the first satellite. APT ordered APSTAR IA in March 1995. The spacecraft were built at the Hughes Space and Communications Company facilities in El Segundo, Calif.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 72

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1994, 5:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Nadezhda 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 14, 1994, 5:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 44L | PAS 2 & BS 3n

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 8, 1994, 11:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

PAS 2 and BS 3n are American and Japanese communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.

Geostationary Orbit
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-65

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 8, 1994, 4:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The flight was commanded by Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | US-KMO 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 6, 1994, 11:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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