Success
Comstar 1D
Communications
ConvairCommercial
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Direct-GEOorbit
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Saturday, February 21, 1981 at 11:23 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,410
Agency Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#28
Location Launch
#370
Designator
1981-018
Launch Window
NET
Feb 21, 1981, 11:23 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Feb 21, 1981, 6:23 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur Specs
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Length
21 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
120 t
LEO Capacity
800 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1973
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 3d
Total Launches
32
Successful
30
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
19
Maiden flight: Apr 6, 1973
Convair
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
Founded
1943
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1