United States Air Force
Parcae 3A,B,C & MSD 3
Atlas F MSD
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, March 3, 1980 · 09:27 UTC
Mission
/01The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas F MSD
Variant: F/MSD
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.644° N, 120.593° W
57
Pad Launches
478
Location Launches
754
Agency Launches
19
Orbital This Year