Atlas E/MSD

In-active

Convair ()

Dec. 9, 1980

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
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Atlas E/MSD
  • Family
  • Variant
    E/MSD
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas E MSD
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

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.

Atlas E/MSD | Parcae 4A,B,C & MSD 4

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 9, 1980, 7:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

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