Atlas H on its final flight from Vandenberg SLC-3E deployed NOSS-9 (Parcae 9A/B/C, USA 23–25) with MSD 9 (USA 22) and LIPS 3, a U.S. Navy ocean-surveillance triad for tracking ships by radio emissions.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.9 T
- Flight
- 5th
- of 5 Atlas H flights
- Date and time
- 15 May 1987, 15:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas H
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-043
- Launches in 1987
- 45th of 114
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