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1983 · United States Air Force

Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5

successAtlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Overview

Date / time: February 9, 1983 at 01:47 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission: Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 5