United States Air ForceAtlas F MSDSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1
Launched
April 30, 1976
Summary
Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas F MSD from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 30, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 664th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,822nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas F MSD flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas F MSD · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas F MSD flightUnited States Air Force's 664th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,822nd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 4 payloads, 7 components; 11 still in orbit
- OPS 6431 · NORAD 8818 · in orbit
- SSU 1 · NORAD 8835 · in orbit
- SSU 3 · NORAD 8836 · in orbit
- SSU 2 · NORAD 8884 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
50th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 438th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
383 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 launch?
Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 launched on April 30, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1?
Atlas F MSD, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas F MSD spec sheet
Where did Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).