United States Air Force
INTELSAT K
Atlas IIA
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, June 10, 1992 · 00:00 UTC
Mission
/01Intelsat K, Intelsats first Ku-band only satellite, was originally built as Satcom K4 for GE Americom, but was acquired in 1989 and required extensive payload modifications. It is a single spacecraft purchased to meet critical requirements for Ku-band capacity over the Atlantic region, driven primarily by international broadcasters.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas IIA
Variant: IIA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
41
Pad Launches
456
Location Launches
910
Agency Launches
33
Orbital This Year