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Superbird 6

Rocket launch

by USA

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.

Rocket AtlasIIAS

launched from Cape Canaveral, SLC-36AUSA

Payloads

Total mass 3100 kg

NamePurposeMassComment
Superbird 6---