Success
Parcae 2A,B,C & MSD 2
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Atlas F MSDF/MSD
LEOorbit
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Thursday, December 8, 1977 at 5:45 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,033
USAF Mission
#702
Pad Launch
#52
Location Launch
#455
Designator
1977-112
Launch Window
NET
Dec 8, 1977, 5:45 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Dec 8, 1977, 9:45 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202
Atlas F MSD Specs
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1976
Fastest Turnaround
1y 7mo
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Apr 30, 1976
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68