Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
18:57:00
Friday May 4, 1979
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
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
50th
Mission
1st
Mission of 1979
39th
Orbital launch attempt