MISSION NAME
Rainbow 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
17 JUL 2003
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Lockheed Martin
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Description
Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
Atlas V 521
Rocket Description
Atlas V is the fifth major version in the Atlas rocket family. It is an expendable launch system originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing.