FLTSATCOM F4

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 31, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 31, 1980 · 03:54 UTCLaunch 1980-087Launch no. 2,366 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): October 31, 1980, 03:54
Launch designation: 1980-087
Mission: FLTSATCOM F4
Flight name: FLTSATCOM 4
Vehicle flight ID: AC-57
Year: Launches in 1980

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,236 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.9 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
FLTSATCOM F4	1980-087ANORAD 12046	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.