United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM 5
Launched
August 6, 1981
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
FLTSATCOM 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 6, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 773rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,466th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). FLTSATCOM F5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 397 × 35,770 km orbit inclined 26.6°. 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
- 28th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 773rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,466th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FLTSATCOM F5 · NORAD 12635 · 1981-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FLTSATCOM 5
- Object ID
- 1981-073A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-06 03:14:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27019048 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7232282
- Inclination
- 26.6029°
- Ascending node
- 262.7137°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.3187°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.3501°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 9.999e-7
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F5 · NORAD 12635 · in orbit
Centaur AC-59 · re-entered April 16, 1983
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
29th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 374th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
165 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM 5 launch?
FLTSATCOM 5 launched on August 6, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM 5?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did FLTSATCOM 5 reach?
FLTSATCOM F5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 397 × 35,770 km orbit inclined 26.6°.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).