United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Chalet 8
Launched
June 10, 1978
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
Chalet 8 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 10, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 720th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,105th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 720th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,105th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 9454 · NORAD 10941 · in orbit
Transtage 33 · in orbit
Titan 23C-15 Stage 2 · re-entered June 14, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
19th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 346th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Chalet 8 launch?
Chalet 8 launched on June 10, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chalet 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chalet 8?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did Chalet 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Chalet 8 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Chalet 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).