FLTSATCOM-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:57:00

Friday May 4, 1979

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

FLTSATCOM-2

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

1,842 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR

Active 1975 to 1983


Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Stats

Atlas-Centaur


50th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1979

1979


39th

Orbital launch attempt