Lockheed Martin Atlas V 521 Rainbow 1

Name: Lockheed Martin Atlas V 521 Rainbow 1
Start: 2003-07-17T23:45:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 41

Atlas V 521

Status

Success

Date

17 JUL 2003

23:45

Launch Provider

Lockheed Martin

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.

Rocket

Atlas V 521

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geosynchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.81 m

Launch Mass

590 T

Thrust

7,203 kN