LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Sun Dec 11 1977
United States Air Force
Aquacade 3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:45 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(10:45 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:45 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas SLV-3A Agena DDescription:
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
![Atlas SLV-3A Agena D rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Geostationary signals intelligence satellite (TELINT).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 13