United States Air Force
FLTSATCOM 5
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, August 6, 1981 · 08:16 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
29
Pad Launches
374
Location Launches
773
Agency Launches
75
Orbital This Year