Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8

Launch information

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Mission description

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8’.

Launch image Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Feb. 9, 1986, 10:06 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8 (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas H

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3E

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
16591 USA 15 LEO 63.29 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
16624 USA 16 LEO 63.29 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
16625 USA 17 LEO 63.3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
16631 USA 18 LEO 63.29 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3034

To this date

Location Launch

#524

To this date

Pad Launch

#27

To this date

Agency Launch

#840

To this date

Orbital Launch

#15

Year 1986

Location Launch

#1

Year 1986

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1986

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1986

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