RocketAtlas SLV-3A Agena D
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC13
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 7, 1978, 00:45
- Launch designation
- 1978-038
- Mission
- AQUACADE 4
- Flight name
- OPS 8790
- Vehicle flight ID
- 5505A/1554
- Year
- Launches in 1978
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 35,838 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.700 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 8790 | 1978-038ANORAD 10787 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 700 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.