LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Fri May 04 1979
United States Air Force
FLTSATCOM 2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(6:57 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:57 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:57 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas SLV-3D CentaurDescription:
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](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36A