Atlas I
In-active AtlasGeneral Dynamics (GD)
July 25, 1990
Description
The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
43.9 m -
Diameter
3.05 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.05 m -
Launch Mass
164 T -
Thrust
1939 kN
Family
-
Name
Atlas I -
Family
Atlas -
Variant
I -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Atlas I
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
― -
Low Earth Orbit
5900 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
General Dynamics
Commercial
None
GDNone
Atlas I | GOES 10
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 25, 1997, 5:49 a.m.
Atlas I | BeppoSAX
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 30, 1996, 4:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
SAX (Satellite Astronomia Raggio-X) is the X-Ray Astronomy Satellite selected by the Italian National Space Plan for inclusion in the Science Plan. The objective of the mission is to perform spectroscopic and time variability studies of celestial X-ray sources in the energy band from 1 to 200 keV. including an all-sky monitoring investigation of transients in the 2-30 keV.energy range.
Low Earth OrbitAtlas I | GOES 9
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 23, 1995, 5:52 a.m.
Atlas I | UHF F/O F3
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 24, 1994, 1:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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.
Geostationary OrbitAtlas I | GOES 8
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 13, 1994, 6:04 a.m.
Atlas I | UHF F/O F2
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 3, 1993, 11:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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.
Geostationary OrbitAtlas I | UHF F/O F1
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 25, 1993, 9:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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.
Geostationary OrbitAtlas I | Galaxy 1R
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 22, 1992, 10:40 p.m.
Atlas I | Galaxy 5
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 14, 1992, midnight
Atlas I | BS-3H
General Dynamics | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 18, 1991, 11:30 p.m.
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