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1977 · United States Air Force

Parcae 2A,B,C & MSD 2

successAtlas F/MSD | Parcae 2A,B,C & MSD 2

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

Overview

Date / time
December 8, 1977 at 05:45 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission
Parcae 2A,B,C & MSD 2
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas F MSD →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 4

OPS 8781
LEO
SS 1
LEO
SS 2
LEO
SS 3
LEO