1978 · United States Air Force
FLTSATCOM 1
successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 1
FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
Overview
- Date / time
- February 9, 1978 at 09:17 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 36A
- Mission
- FLTSATCOM 1
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit