United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM F6
Launched
March 26, 1987
Image: NASA
Summary
FLTSATCOM F6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 26, 1987. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 850th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,170th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas G Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas G Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Atlas G Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 850th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,170th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
35th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 411th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM F6 launch?
FLTSATCOM F6 launched on March 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM F6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM F6?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM F6 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM F6 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.