United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM F7
Launched
December 5, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
FLTSATCOM F7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 5, 1986. It was United States Air Force's 846th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,132nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas G Centaur flight and the 1st 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 G Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Atlas G Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 846th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,132nd orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F7 · NORAD 17181 · in orbit
Centaur AC-66 · re-entered March 13, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
34th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 408th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
432 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM F7 launch?
FLTSATCOM F7 launched on December 5, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM F7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM F7?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM F7 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM F7 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM F7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).