United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 7
Launched
February 6, 1977
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSP 7 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 6, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 682nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,922nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st 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
- 26th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 682nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,922nd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- DSP F7 · NORAD 9803 · in orbit
Titan 23C-5 Stage 2 · re-entered February 6, 1977
Transtage 23 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Early warning satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 319th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
225 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 7 launch?
DSP 7 launched on February 6, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 7?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did DSP 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 7 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).