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About this launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas H
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects, 5 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 0252 1983-008A | Payload | 449 × 1422 km · 63.3° | Globe |
| SSD 1983-008B | Payload | 669 × 1494 km · 63.3° | Globe |
| ATLAS H R/B 1983-008C | Rocket body | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| OPS 0252 DEB 1983-008D | Debris | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| SSA 1983-008E | Payload | 456 × 1484 km · 63.3° | Globe |
| SSB 1983-008F | Payload | 457 × 1478 km · 63.3° | Globe |
| OPS 0252 DEB 1983-008G | Debris | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| SSC 1983-008H | Payload | 449 × 1468 km · 63.3° | Globe |
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COSPAR ID 1983-008. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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