Atlas Agena B | Eutelsat W4

Atlas Agena B | Eutelsat W4

Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.

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Eutelsat W4

The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (W1, W2, W3, W3A and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). Eutelsat W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.

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Atlas IIIA


Height 52.80 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 4055 kg

Liftoff Thrust 4149 kN

Diameter 3.05 Meters

Mass To LEO 8640 kg

Liftoff Mass 214 Tonnes


Launch Success 2

Consecutive Success 2

Maiden Flight 2000-05-24

Launch Failures 0


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