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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 2
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 740th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 2,212th orbital launch attempt
May 4, 1979Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 4, 18:57 – May 4, 18:57 UTC
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FLTSATCOM 2
FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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