Status
Partial Failure
FLTSATCOM-5
Launch Time
Thu Aug 06, 1981 08:16 UTC
Thu Aug 06, 1981 08:16 UTC
The fairing collapsed during ascent, damaging the spacecraft.
Rocket
Mission Details
FLTSATCOM-5
The FLTSATCOM (Fleet Satellite Communications) communications satellite system served as a world-wide 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
1981
75th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
57th mission
3rd mission of 1981