Lofted the AsiaSat 4 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral into geosynchronous transfer orbit, providing broadcast, telecom, and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region and direct-to-home TV to Hong Kong.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GSO
- Geosynchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.1 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 Atlas IIIB flights
- Date and time
- 12 April 2003, 00:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas IIIB
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2003-014
- Launches in 2003
- 14th of 63
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