United States Air ForceAtlas HSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9
Launched
May 15, 1987
Image: USAF
Summary
Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas H from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 15, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 851st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas H flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 9 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
- 5th Atlas H flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 851st launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,184th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 5 payloads, 4 components; 7 still in orbit
- USA-22 · NORAD 17997 · in orbit
- LIPS 3 · NORAD 17998 · in orbit
- USA-23 · NORAD 18009 · in orbit
- USA-24 · NORAD 18010 · in orbit
- USA-25 · NORAD 18025 · 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
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 529th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
460 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 launch?
Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 launched on May 15, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9?
Atlas H, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas H spec sheet
Where did Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).