United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aquacade 2
Launched
March 6, 1973
Image: USAF
Summary
Aquacade 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 6, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 592nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,435th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th 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
- 8th Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 592nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,435th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 6063 · NORAD 6380 · in orbit
Agena D 1552? · re-entered March 7, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary signals intelligence satellite (TELINT).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 1st this year · 271st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Aquacade 2 launch?
Aquacade 2 launched on March 6, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aquacade 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aquacade 2?
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Aquacade 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Aquacade 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Aquacade 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).