Parcae 3A,B,C & MSD 3
Atlas F/MSD
United States Air Force
Launch Status
Success Mission
Parcae 3A,B,C & MSD 3
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Location
Rocket
Convair Atlas F MSD
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.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.