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The PAN satellite has achieved geostationary orbit (35770 x 35804 km) at the 34.5°  East orbital slot.

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(Deployment orbit, 8th September, 2009)

Period:       768.96 min
Inclination: 23.70°
Perigee:     7067 km
Apogee:     35783 km

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It now seems that the satellite, possibly the first of the Mobile User Objective System satellites,  is a replacement for the UHF Follow-On System (Ultra High Frequency Follow-On; UFO) constellation, a communication system for airborne, ship, submarine, and ground forces.
The launch of the first UHF Follow-On System satellite took place on the 25th March 1993, and it had a working orbital lifespan of 14-years.

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites are a constellation of geosynchronous satellites developed for the United States Department of Defence.
The geostationary Pan satellite (Prototype 360-degree project, NORAD designation USA 207) will provide command and control links for US mobile forces and various Government agencies.

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United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches PAN Satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, on behalf of the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, successfully launched the PAN satellite at 5:35 p.m. EDT, today from Space Launch Complex- 41 as a commercial launch service. This launch marks the 10th overall mission for ULA in 2009 and the third Atlas V mission of the year.

"ULA is proud to have played a critical role in the success of this important mission. Close teamwork with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral made today's launch possible"  - Mark Wilkins, ULA vice president of Atlas programs.

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A super-secret U.S. government satellite is circling Earth today after a lumbering launch Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
A powerful Atlas V rocket rose slowly off its oceanside launch pad at 5:35 p.m., a sign that the clandestine cargo was a heavy load -- up to 5 tons.
The 19-story rocket flew straight up before arcing out over the Atlantic Ocean on a due east trajectory -- the flight path communications satellites typically take to geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth.

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Launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying a communication satellite for the U.S. Government (NO AUDIO)
PAN-AtlasV Launch
Launch of an Atlas-V rocket, carrying PAN for Lockheed Martin - September 08, 2009



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The two-page ULA mission handbook offers little insight into the details of the mission but shows that PAN will be deployed just under two hours into flight.
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PAN - Atlas V 401- Lockheed Martin



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Stage 1-2 separation

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All systems are nominal

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