United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aquacade 3
Launched
December 11, 1977
Image: USAF
Summary
Aquacade 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 11, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 703rd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,035th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight and the 2nd 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
- 11th Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 703rd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,035th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 4258 · NORAD 10508 · in orbit
Agena D 1553 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary signals intelligence satellite (TELINT).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 2nd this year · 335th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
202 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Aquacade 3 launch?
Aquacade 3 launched on December 11, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aquacade 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aquacade 3?
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Aquacade 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Aquacade 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Aquacade 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).