United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM 2
Launched
May 4, 1979
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
FLTSATCOM 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 4, 1979. It was United States Air Force's 740th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,212th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 21st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 740th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,212th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F2 · NORAD 11353 · in orbit
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
25th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 357th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
269 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM 2 launch?
FLTSATCOM 2 launched on May 4, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM 2?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).