United States Air ForceAtlas HSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
Launched
February 9, 1986
Summary
Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas H from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 9, 1986. It was United States Air Force's 840th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,044th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas H flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 9 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
- 4th Atlas H flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 840th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,044th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 4 payloads, 5 components; 6 still in orbit
- USA-15 · NORAD 16591 · in orbit
- USA-16 · NORAD 16624 · in orbit
- USA-17 · NORAD 16625 · in orbit
- USA-18 · NORAD 16631 · 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
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 524th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 launch?
Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 launched on February 9, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8?
Atlas H, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas H spec sheet
Where did Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).