United States Air ForceTitan 402A IUSSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 17
Launched
December 22, 1994
Image: USAF
Summary
DSP 17 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 402A IUS from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 22, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 947th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,956th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd 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
- 3rd Titan 402A IUS flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 947th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,956th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- DSP F17 · NORAD 23435 · in orbit
Titan 45K-14 Stage 2 · re-entered December 24, 1994
IUS-20 SRM-1 · re-entered
IUS-20 SRM-2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 490th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
318 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 17 launch?
DSP 17 launched on December 22, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 17?
Titan 402A IUS, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 402A IUS spec sheet
Where did DSP 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 17 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).