United States Air ForceAtlas HSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5
Launched
February 9, 1983
Summary
Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas H from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 9, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 797th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,655th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas H flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas H · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas H flightUnited States Air Force's 797th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,655th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 5 payloads, 5 components; 10 still in orbit
- OPS 0252 · NORAD 13791 · in orbit
- LIPS 2 · NORAD 13792 · in orbit
- SSA · NORAD 13844 · in orbit
- SSB · NORAD 13845 · in orbit
- SSC · NORAD 13874 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 499th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
417 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 launch?
Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 launched on February 9, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5?
Atlas H, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas H spec sheet
Where did Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).