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1978 · United States Air Force

Comstar 1C

successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1C

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Overview

Date / time: June 29, 1978 at 10:24 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 36B
Mission: Comstar 1C
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1