Status
Success
Tempo 2
Launch Time
Sat Mar 08, 1997 06:01 UTC
Sat Mar 08, 1997 06:01 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Tempo 2
The Tempo 2 satellite can transmit more than 200 channels of high-fidelity broadcast programming to cable companies and home dishes. Tempo has twice the power and capacity of comparable satellites. It features 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders at 115 Watts, switchable to 16 transponders at 220 Watts. Total on-board transmitter power totals 3500 Watts.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1997
12th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
28th mission
2nd mission of 1997
28th successful mission