United States Air ForceAtlas HSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7
Launched
February 5, 1984
Summary
Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas H from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 5, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 815th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,787th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas H flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 13 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
- 3rd Atlas H flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 815th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,787th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 4 payloads, 9 components; 8 still in orbit
- OPS 8737 · NORAD 14690 · in orbit
- JD1 · NORAD 14728 · in orbit
- JD2 · NORAD 14729 · in orbit
- JD3 · NORAD 14795 · 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
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 509th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
240 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 launch?
Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 launched on February 5, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7?
Atlas H, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas H spec sheet
Where did Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).