Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
Status: Success | Launched: Feb 09, 1986 10:06 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas H — Atlas family
Mission
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.