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Appendix A-3
Successful U.S. Launches
October 1, 1994-September 30, 1995
Launch Date (GMT), Spacecraft Name, COSPAR Designation, Launch Vehicle |
Mission Objectives |
Apogee and Perigee (km), Period (min), Inclination to Equator (°) |
Remarks |
Oct. 6, 1994
Intelsat 703
64A
Atlas IIAS |
Provide television, telephone service for N. Pacific region. |
35,803 km
35,775 km
23 hrs 56 minutes
0.035° |
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Nov. 1, 1994
Wind
71A
Delta II |
Measure solar wind plasma and magnetic field. |
Variable parameters |
Part of GGS/ISTP program. |
Nov. 3, 1994
Space Shuttle
Atlantis (STS-66)
73A
Space Shuttle |
Collect temperature and solar energy data for NASA and NOAA. |
310 km
296 km
1 hour 31 minutes
57° |
Deployed ATLAS-3, SSBUV, and CRISTA-SPAS-1 payloads. |
Nov. 29, 1994
Orion
79A
Atlas IIA |
Provide television service. |
36,022 km
35,621 km
23 hr 58 minutes
30° |
German spacecraft. |
Dec. 22, 1994
Defense Support
Program satellite
#17 (USA 107)
84A
Titan IV |
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