LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Apr 07 1978

United States Air Force

Aquacade 4

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:45 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:45 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:45 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Government/Top Secret
Geostationary signals intelligence satellite (TELINT).

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 13