Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
Start Date
23-4-1996 2:00 PM
End Date
23-4-1996 5:00 PM
Description
1996 Launches – As of this writing, two launches have taken place in 1996, the NEAR on 17 February and Koreasat-2 on 14 January. NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) is the first of the NASA Discovery series of spacecraft, and is the fifth under the MELVS contract. The Koreasat-2 satellite was the second satellite launched for the republic of Korea, and was an entirely successful launch. The first satellite, launched on Delta 228 last August, reached orbit successfully but with less than specified lifetime due to a first stage anomaly.
Paper Session I-A - Delta Commercial Space Transportation
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Atlantis/ Discovery Rooms
1996 Launches – As of this writing, two launches have taken place in 1996, the NEAR on 17 February and Koreasat-2 on 14 January. NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) is the first of the NASA Discovery series of spacecraft, and is the fifth under the MELVS contract. The Koreasat-2 satellite was the second satellite launched for the republic of Korea, and was an entirely successful launch. The first satellite, launched on Delta 228 last August, reached orbit successfully but with less than specified lifetime due to a first stage anomaly.
Comments
Current and Future Launch Vehicles and Facilities
Session Chairman: Jerry Cobb, Director, Business Development, Lockheed Launch Vehicle
Session Organizer: Tony Fresina