United States Air Force
FLTSATCOM 2
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, May 4, 1979 · 18:57 UTC
Mission
/01FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Variant: SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
25
Pad Launches
357
Location Launches
740
Agency Launches
39
Orbital This Year