United States Air ForceTitan 34D TranstageSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-2 15
Launched
September 4, 1989
Summary
DSCS-2 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D Transtage from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 4, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 871st launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan 34D Transtage flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D Transtage · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Titan 34D Transtage flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 871st launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,444th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- DSCS II F-15 · NORAD 20202 · in orbit
- DSCS III A-2 · NORAD 20203 · in orbit
Titan 34D-2 Stage 2 · re-entered September 24, 1989
Transtage D-2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 422nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
116 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-2 15 launch?
DSCS-2 15 launched on September 4, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-2 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-2 15?
Titan 34D Transtage, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D Transtage spec sheet
Where did DSCS-2 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSCS-2 15 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSCS-2 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).