Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4 Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

9 Dec 1980, 7:18am

Location

Vandenberg SFB Launch Site

Vandenberg SFB

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Atlas E MSD

Mission

Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:56pm UTC

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