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Atlas F/MSD

In-active

Convair ()

April 30, 1976

Description

The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
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Diameter
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Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
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Thrust
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Family

Name
Atlas F/MSD
Family
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Variant
F/MSD
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas F MSD

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Convair

Commercial

None

1943

Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 3A,B,C & MSD 3

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 3, 1980, 9:27 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 2A,B,C & MSD 2

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 8, 1977, 5:45 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 30, 1976, 7:12 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

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Recent Launches

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6 satellites

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