Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
Government/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 6391 (FLTSATCOM 1) 1978-016A | Payload | 36103 × 36190 km · 6.8° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR DEB 1978-016B | Debris | re-entered 1982-08-31 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 1978-016C | Rocket body | re-entered 2005-12-05 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR DEB 1978-016D | Debris | re-entered 1989-06-21 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR DEB 1978-016E | Debris | re-entered 1998-01-27 |
COSPAR ID 1978-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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