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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Clementine 1
Launched
January 25, 1994
Summary
Clementine 1 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 25, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 935th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,873rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Clementine 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 307 km orbit inclined 67.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan II SLV · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 5th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 935th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,873rd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Clementine 1 · NORAD 22973 · 1994-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CLEMENTINE 1 (DSPSE)
- Object ID
- 1994-004A
- Epoch
- 1994-01-26 05:32:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98938536 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033583
- Inclination
- 66.9984°
- Ascending node
- 88.6677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.9388°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.1888°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Clementine 1 · NORAD 22973 · left Earth orbit February 6, 1994
- ISA · NORAD 22987 · re-entered June 8, 1994
Titan 23G-11 Stage 2 · re-entered February 11, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DSPSE (Deep Space Program Science Experiment), the first of a series of Clementine technology demonstrations jointly sponsored by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), launched in early 1994. Its principal objective is to space qualify lightweight imaging sensors and component technologies for the next generation of Department of Defense (DoD) spacecraft. The Clementine mission uses the Moon, a near-Earth asteroid (1620 Geographos), and the spacecraft's Interstage Adapter (ISA) as targets to demonstrate lightweight component and sensor performance.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
85th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 558th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Clementine 1 launch?
Clementine 1 launched on January 25, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Clementine 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Clementine 1?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did Clementine 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Clementine 1 reach?
Clementine 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 262 × 307 km orbit inclined 67.0°.
How many satellites did Clementine 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).