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1990 · United States Air Force
MACSAT 1 & 2
success
Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2
Experimental communications satellites for the US military
Overview
Date / time
May 9, 1990 at 05:50 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 5
Mission
MACSAT 1 & 2
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Scout G-1 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 2
MACSAT 1 (M 1)
LEO
MACSAT 2 (M 2)
LEO