Atlas E/MSD
FailureParcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 1980, 07:18 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Dec 9, 1980, 07:18 UTC – Tuesday, Dec 9, 1980, 07:18 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
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