FLTSATCOM 3
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
United States Air Force
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Mission
FLTSATCOM 3
Type: Government/Top Secret
FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
Location
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
842 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur – Convair
Family: Atlas
Length: 21 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 120 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 800 kg
The Atlas SLV-3D Centaur was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1973-04-06. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur has 30 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 32 launches. The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
