United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 1
Launched
November 6, 1970
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSP 1 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 6, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 533rd launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 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 · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 533rd launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,148th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- DSP F1 · NORAD 4630 · in orbit
Titan 23C-1 Stage 2 · re-entered November 7, 1970
Transtage 19 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite designed to detect any ICBM or SLBM launched against the US and its allies.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 251st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
211 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 1 launch?
DSP 1 launched on November 6, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 1?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did DSP 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).