FLTSATCOM F3

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 18, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 18, 1980 · 01:26 UTCLaunch 1980-004Launch no. 2,280 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): January 18, 1980, 01:26
Launch designation: 1980-004
Mission: FLTSATCOM F3
Flight name: FLTSATCOM 3
Vehicle flight ID: AC-49
Year: Launches in 1980

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,391 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.9 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
FLTSATCOM F3	1980-004ANORAD 11669	Navy Electronic Systems Command	Communications	942 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.