United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP 9
Launched
March 16, 1981
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
DSP 9 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 16, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 766th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,417th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th 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
- 34th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 766th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,417th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- DSP F9 · NORAD 12339 · in orbit
Titan 23C-22 Stage 2 · re-entered March 18, 1981
Transtage 40 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American early warning satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 371st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
481 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP 9 launch?
DSP 9 launched on March 16, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP 9?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did DSP 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP 9 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).