United States Air ForceAtlas E MSDSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4
Launched
December 9, 1980
Summary
Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas E MSD from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 9, 1980. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 763rd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,384th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas E MSD flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas E MSD · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas E MSD flightUnited States Air Force's 763rd launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,384th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
59th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 483rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
193 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 launch?
Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 launched on December 9, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4?
Atlas E MSD, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas E MSD spec sheet
Where did Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.