United States Air ForceTitan 402A IUSSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 15
Launched
November 13, 1990
Image: USAF
Summary
DSP 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 402A IUS from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 13, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 890th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 3,576th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 402A IUS flight and the 1st 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 402A IUS · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan 402A IUS flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 890th launch14th this yearhumanity's 3,576th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- DSP F15 · NORAD 20929 · in orbit
Titan 45K-6 Stage 2 · re-entered November 13, 1990
IUS-6 SRM-1 · re-entered
IUS-6 SRM-2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 441st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
157 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 15 launch?
DSP 15 launched on November 13, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 15?
Titan 402A IUS, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 402A IUS spec sheet
Where did DSP 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 15 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).