United States Air ForceTitan 402B IUSSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 18
Launched
February 23, 1997
Summary
DSP 18 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 402B IUS from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 23, 1997. It was United States Air Force's 974th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,127th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 402B IUS flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 402B IUS · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 402B IUS flightUnited States Air Force's 974th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,127th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 rocket stages, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- DSP F18 · NORAD 24737 · in orbit
Titan 4B-24 Stage 2 · re-entered June 26, 1997
IUS-4 SRM-1 · in orbit
IUS-4 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
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 526th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
235 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 18 launch?
DSP 18 launched on February 23, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 18?
Titan 402B IUS, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 402B IUS spec sheet
Where did DSP 18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 18 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).