Superbird A2

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 16 Apr 2004, 12:45 am UTC

Rocket: Atlas IIAS (Atlas)

Provider: Lockheed Martin

Mission

Type: Communications

Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

Pad: Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Description

SUPERBIRD-6, slated for an orbital slot at 158.0 degrees East longitude, will provide business telecommunication services using a Japan Beam for Ku-Band and Ka-Band services along with a steerable spot beam for additional Ka-Band services.