LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Aug 09 1993
United States Air Force
NOAA 13
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
SM-65E AtlasDescription:
The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W