Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
General Dynamics
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 18 Apr 1991 23:30:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#3627 ever
Mission
Two Ku-band DTH satellites were originally ordered by STC in 1982, but when their plans failed, were sold to Japan as gapfillers in the BS broadcasting satellite program under the designation BS 2x (1989) and BS 3h (1990).