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Article: General Dynamics Atlas wins launch contract for Navy UHF satellites.
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- Satellite News
- Article date:
- September 4, 1989
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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 ...