USAF Atlas F MSD Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Name: USAF Atlas F MSD Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1
Start: 1976-04-30T19:12:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 3W

Atlas F MSD

Status

Success

Date

30 APR 1976

19:12

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Rocket

Atlas F MSD

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.