LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Jun 09 1983
United States Air Force
Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(11:23 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(11:23 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(11:23 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas HDescription:
The Atlas H 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 used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E