Superbird 6 - rocket launch details

Launch time16 Apr 200400:45 UTC

success

Orbit: GTO

Serial number: AC-163

Commercial communications satellite; transfer orbit was perturbed by the Moon, resulting in an extremely low perigee, permanently damaging the satellite.

Mission
Rocket
Payloads

Rocket AtlasIIAS

launched from Cape Canaveral, SLC-36AUSA

Payloads

Total mass 3100 kg

Name	Purpose	Mass	Comment
Superbird 6	-	-	-

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Payloads

Rocket AtlasIIAS