Article: General Dynamics Atlas wins launch contract for Navy UHF satellites.

GENERAL DYNAMICS ATLAS WINS LAUNCH CONTRACT FOR NAVY UHF SATELLITES

General Dynamics (GD) Commercial Launch Services Inc. has beaten out Martin Marietta for a contract from Hughes Aircraft Co.'s Space and Communications Group to provide commercial launch services for the Navy ultra high frequency (UHF) follow-on satellite.

Under the award, GD will launch a UHF satellite aboard its Atlas launch vehicle. The launch currently is scheduled for 1992.

The contract includes options for 9 additional launches, but those options are contingent upon the Navy's decision to exercise them, a Hughes spokesman said. The Navy also can launch the satellites on the ...

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