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1976 · United States Air Force

Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

successAtlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Overview

Date / time: April 30, 1976 at 07:12 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission: Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 4