LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Thu Mar 26 1987
United States Air Force
FLTSATCOM F6
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:22 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:22 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(9:22 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas G CentaurDescription:
The Atlas G, also known as Atlas G Centaur-D1AR was an American expendable launch system derived from the Atlas-Centaur. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch seven communication satellites during the mid to late 1980s. Atlas G consisted of an improved Atlas core with modernized avionics and stretched propellant tanks. The Centaur stage also had several updated components and other technical improvements. It was replaced by the Atlas I, which had an improved guidance system.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Military geostationary communications satellite
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36B