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UHF
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Program: UHF. Objective: Communications. Overview: US Navy communications satellite network; Ultra High Frequency Follow On. Major Events:
- 1998 March 16 - USA 138. Spacecraft: HS 601. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Atlas II.
UHF Follow-On F8 was the first Block III UHF Follow-On satellite, replacing the old FLTSATCOM satellites. It carried UHF, EHF and Ka-band transponders, including a video broadcast payload. This was the last Atlas II launch; future Atlas launches would use the Atlas IIA, IIAS and III models. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 172 deg E in 1998-1999.
- 1998 October 20 - USA 140. Spacecraft: HS 601. Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA.
The orbit at burnout of the Centaur was 286 km x 25866 km x 27.0 degree. Modification of the orbit to a geostationary 38,300 km circular x 0.0 degree inclination was accomplished by the Marquardt R-4D liquid propellant motor on the HS-601 spacecraft. The satellite carried UHF and EHF transponders for naval communications, and a Ka-band Global Broadcast Service video relay package. Launch mass of 3200 kg dropped to 1550 kg once geostationary orbit was reached. UHF F/O F9 was placed over the Atlantic Ocean in geosynchronous orbit at 174 deg W in 1998; 22 deg W in 1999. Booster engine cut-off (BECO) was at T+2:45, followed 3 seconds later by separation...more.
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