United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aquacade 1
Launched
June 19, 1970
Image: USAF
Summary
Aquacade 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 19, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 522nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,096th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 522nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,096th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 5346 · NORAD 4418 · in orbit
Agena D 1551? · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary signals intelligence satellite (TELINT).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 1st this year · 247th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
432 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Aquacade 1 launch?
Aquacade 1 launched on June 19, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aquacade 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aquacade 1?
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Aquacade 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Aquacade 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Aquacade 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).