United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 6
Launched
June 26, 1976
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSP 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 26, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 670th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,843rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th 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
- 25th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 670th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,843rd orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- DSP F6 · NORAD 8916 · in orbit
Titan 23C-10 Stage 2 · re-entered June 30, 1976
Transtage 28 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 314th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 6 launch?
DSP 6 launched on June 26, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 6?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did DSP 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 6 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).