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Launch SuccessfulConvair
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur: Comstar 1D
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Saturday, 21 February 1981
Mission Data
Launch VehicleAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record30 of 32 launches (93.8%)
Launch Provider🇺🇸 Convair
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record1 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#19
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad71
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
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.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36A · 28.4706°N 80.5422°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.