LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Thu May 13 1976
United States Air Force

Comstar 1A

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

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Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Description:

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 36A