An Atlas V 401 launched the Hellas Sat 2 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, providing direct-to-home broadcast and telecom services for Greece, Cyprus and surrounding regions from geostationary orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.3 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 41 Atlas V 401 flights
- Date and time
- 13 May 2003, 22:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2003-020
- Launches in 2003
- 20th of 63
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