United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FLTSATCOM F8
Launched
September 25, 1989
Image: NASA
Summary
FLTSATCOM F8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 25, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 873rd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,452nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th 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
- 7th Atlas G Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 873rd launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,452nd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- FLTSATCOM F8 · NORAD 20253 · in orbit
Centaur AC-68 · re-entered May 9, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
36th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 423rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FLTSATCOM F8 launch?
FLTSATCOM F8 launched on September 25, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FLTSATCOM F8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FLTSATCOM F8?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did FLTSATCOM F8 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FLTSATCOM F8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did FLTSATCOM F8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).