United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
IDCSP 1 to 7
Launched
June 16, 1966
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
IDCSP 1 to 7 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 16, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 332nd launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 577th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). GGTS, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 33,655 × 33,877 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 332nd launch33rd this yearhumanity's 577th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GGTS · NORAD 2207 · 1966-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 9381 (GGTS)
- Object ID
- 1966-053A
- Epoch
- 1966-06-16 12:47:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0796545 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00277
- Inclination
- 0.104°
- Ascending node
- 0°
- Arg. of perigee
- 202.33°
- Mean anomaly
- 157.67°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- GGTS · NORAD 2207 · in orbit
- OPS 9311 · NORAD 2215 · in orbit
- OPS 9312 · NORAD 2216 · in orbit
- OPS 9313 · NORAD 2217 · in orbit
- OPS 9314 · NORAD 2218 · in orbit
- OPS 9315 · NORAD 2219 · in orbit
- OPS 9316 · NORAD 2220 · in orbit
- OPS 9317 · NORAD 2221 · in orbit
Transtage 11 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 173rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
177 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did IDCSP 1 to 7 launch?
IDCSP 1 to 7 launched on June 16, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IDCSP 1 to 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IDCSP 1 to 7?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did IDCSP 1 to 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did IDCSP 1 to 7 reach?
GGTS, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 33,655 × 33,877 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did IDCSP 1 to 7 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).