USAF Atlas H Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5
Atlas H
Status
Success
Date
9 FEB 1983
13:47
Mission Overview
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Rocket
Atlas H
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
1
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Height
27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
150 T
Thrust
2,282 kN