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SuccessParcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, May 15, 1987, 15:45 UTC
Launch window
Friday, May 15, 1987, 15:45 UTC – Friday, May 15, 1987, 15:45 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9
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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