Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
Atlas H
United States Air Force
Mission
Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
Type: Government/Top Secret
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Location
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
698 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Atlas H – Convair
Family: Atlas
Length: 27 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 150 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3630 kg
The Atlas H was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1983-02-09. Atlas H has 5 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 5 launches. 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.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
