United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM 1
Launched
February 9, 1978
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
FLTSATCOM 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 9, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 707th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,061st orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 707th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,061st orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F1 · NORAD 10669 · in orbit
Centaur AC-44 · re-entered December 5, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
22nd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 339th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM 1 launch?
FLTSATCOM 1 launched on February 9, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM 1?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).