United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 3
Launched
March 1, 1972
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSP 3 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 1, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 569th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,318th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 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
- 18th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 569th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,318th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- DSP F3 · NORAD 5851 · in orbit
Transtage 22 · in orbit
Titan 23C-4 Stage 2 · re-entered March 3, 1972
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
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 264th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 3 launch?
DSP 3 launched on March 1, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 3?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did DSP 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).