United States Air ForceTitan 402B IUSSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 20
Launched
May 8, 2000
Summary
DSP 20 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 402B IUS from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 8, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,022nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 402B IUS flight and the 1st this year. 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
- 3rd Titan 402B IUS flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,022nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,393rd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 rocket stages, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- DSP F20 · NORAD 26356 · in orbit
Titan 4B-29 Stage 2 · re-entered July 28, 2000
IUS-22 SRM-1 · in orbit
IUS-22 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
48th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 577th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
373 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 20 launch?
DSP 20 launched on May 8, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 20?
Titan 402B IUS, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 402B IUS spec sheet
Where did DSP 20 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 20 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).