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FLTSATCOM F6

Atlas G Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 26, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 26, 1987 · 21:22 UTCLaunch 1987-F02Launch no. 3,166 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeFailureweather
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 26, 1987, 21:22
Launch designation
1987-F02
Mission
FLTSATCOM F6
Flight name
FLTSATCOM 6
Vehicle flight ID
AC-67

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
30 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · WX

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
FLTSATCOM F61987-F02Navy Electronic Systems Command———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.