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1980 · United States Air Force

FLTSATCOM 3

successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 3

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Overview

Date / time
January 18, 1980 at 01:26 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
FLTSATCOM 3
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

OPS 6393 (FLTSATCOM 3)
GEO