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Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat

United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 · 576A1, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force's 584th launch · 20th this year · humanity's 1,389th orbital launch attempt

October 2, 1972Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Oct 2, 20:10Oct 2, 20:10 UTC

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Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — 576A1

1 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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