United States Air ForceTitan 34D TranstageSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DSP F13
Launched
November 29, 1987
Summary
DSP F13 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D Transtage from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 29, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 855th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,240th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan 34D Transtage flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D Transtage · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan 34D Transtage flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 855th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,240th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- DSP F13 · NORAD 18583 · in orbit
Transtage D-14 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary early warning satellite
Pad

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 412th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSP F13 launch?
DSP F13 launched on November 29, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSP F13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSP F13?
Titan 34D Transtage, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D Transtage spec sheet
Where did DSP F13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was DSP F13 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did DSP F13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).