Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
FLTSATCOM-8 (USA-46)
FLTSATCOM (also FLTSAT) is a satellite communication system controlled by the U.S. Space Force (formally SPAWARSYSCOM) which was used for UHF radio communications between ships, submarines, airplanes, and ground stations of the Navy.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,310.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1989
78th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
68th mission
1st mission of 1989
55th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission