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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas H: Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Thursday, 9 June 1983
Atlas H
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas H
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#57
Agency Launches This Year#9
Launches From This Pad48
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas H
The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3E · 34.6400°N 120.5895°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.