United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM 4
Launched
October 31, 1980
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
FLTSATCOM 4 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 31, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 760th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,372nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur 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-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 760th launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,372nd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F4 · NORAD 12046 · in orbit
Centaur AC-57 · re-entered October 28, 2011
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
27th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 367th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
287 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM 4 launch?
FLTSATCOM 4 launched on October 31, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM 4?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM 4 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).