United States Air ForceAtlas HSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6
Launched
June 9, 1983
Summary
Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas H from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 9, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 804th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,703rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas H flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 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
- 2nd Atlas H flightUnited States Air Force's 804th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,703rd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 4 payloads, 4 components; 8 still in orbit
- OPS 6432 · NORAD 14112 · in orbit
- GB1 · NORAD 14143 · in orbit
- GB2 · NORAD 14144 · in orbit
- GB3 · NORAD 14180 · 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
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 2nd this year · 503rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 launch?
Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 launched on June 9, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6?
Atlas H, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas H spec sheet
Where did Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).