United States Air Force
Comstar 1C
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, June 29, 1978 · 22:24 UTC
Mission
/01Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Mission Type
Communications
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 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
23
Pad Launches
348
Location Launches
724
Agency Launches
70
Orbital This Year