Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
FLTSATCOM-2
The FLTSATCOM (Fleet Satellite Communications) communications satellite system served as a worldwide UHF communications link among USN aircraft, ships, submarines, and ground stations. This high-capacity spaceborne communications system gave the Navy both shore-to-fleet and single-way communication among ships, aircraft, and submarines separated by distances exceeding line-of-sight UHF ranges.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,842.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1979
39th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
50th mission
1st mission of 1979
40th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission