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Launch SuccessfulLockheed Martin
Atlas IIA: Hot Bird 5
Geostationary communications satellite
Friday, 9 October 1998
Mission Data
Launch VehicleAtlas IIA
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record23 of 23 launches (100%)
Launch Provider🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record77 successes / 3 failures (96%)
Success Streak38 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36B
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#62
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad76
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas IIA
Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36B · 28.4706°N 80.5422°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.