United States Air ForceTitan 34D IUSSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSCS-2 16
Launched
October 30, 1982
Image: US DoD
Summary
DSCS-2 16 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D IUS from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 30, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 793rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 34D IUS flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DSCS II F-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,780 × 35,872 km orbit inclined 2.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D IUS · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 34D IUS flightUnited States Air Force's 793rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,629th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DSCS II F-16 · NORAD 13636 · 1982-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DSCS II-15
- Object ID
- 1982-106A
- Epoch
- 1982-10-31 22:01:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00157272 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010976
- Inclination
- 2.4747°
- Ascending node
- 277.2862°
- Arg. of perigee
- 36.4423°
- Mean anomaly
- 323.3089°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit
- DSCS II F-16 · NORAD 13636 · in orbit
- DSCS III A-1 · NORAD 13637 · in orbit
IUS-2 SRM-1 · re-entered September 14, 1983
IUS-2 SRM-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
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 388th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
237 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSCS-2 16 launch?
DSCS-2 16 launched on October 30, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSCS-2 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSCS-2 16?
Titan 34D IUS, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D IUS spec sheet
Where did DSCS-2 16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did DSCS-2 16 reach?
DSCS II F-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,780 × 35,872 km orbit inclined 2.5°.
How many satellites did DSCS-2 16 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).