1980 · United States Air Force
Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4
failureAtlas E/MSD | Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 9, 1980 at 07:18 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3W
- Mission
- Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit