MISSION NAME
Comstar 1D
Status
Success
DATE
21 FEB 1981
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Convair
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Description
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.