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United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

DSP 5

Launched

December 14, 1975

Launch Successful

Image: U.S. DoD

Summary

DSP 5 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 14, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 655th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,775th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd 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 IIIC · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
23rd Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 655th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,775th orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit

  • DSP F5 · NORAD 8482 · in orbit

Titan 23C-11 Stage 2 · re-entered December 19, 1975

Transtage 29 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Early warning satellite

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Map of Space Launch Complex 40

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

13th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 304th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

207 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did DSP 5 launch?

DSP 5 launched on December 14, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch DSP 5?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched DSP 5?

Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet

Where did DSP 5 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit was DSP 5 going to?

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did DSP 5 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).