First-ever flight of the Atlas II, carrying the Eutelsat II F3 communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.9 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 10 Atlas II flights
- Date and time
- 7 December 1991, 22:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas II
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1991-083
- Launches in 1991
- 86th of 91
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