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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas F: NOAA 7
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
Tuesday, 23 June 1981
SM-65F Atlas
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleSM-65F Atlas
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record8 of 9 launches (88.9%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#61
Agency Launches This Year#7
Launches From This Pad81
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About SM-65F Atlas
The SM-65F Atlas, or Atlas-F, was the final operational variant of the Atlas missile, only differing from the Atlas E in the launch facility and guidance package used. It first flew on 8 August 1961, and was deployed as an operational ICBM between 1961 and 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-F, along with the Atlas-E, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3W · 34.6440°N 120.5930°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.