United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
IDCSP 20 to 27
Launched
June 13, 1968
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
IDCSP 20 to 27 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 13, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 449th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 845th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 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
- 10th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 449th launch16th this yearhumanity's 845th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- OPS 9341 · NORAD 3284 · in orbit
- OPS 9342 · NORAD 3285 · in orbit
- OPS 9343 · NORAD 3286 · in orbit
- OPS 9344 · NORAD 3287 · in orbit
- OPS 9345 · NORAD 3288 · in orbit
- OPS 9346 · NORAD 3289 · in orbit
- OPS 9347 · NORAD 3290 · in orbit
- OPS 9348 · NORAD 3291 · in orbit
Transtage 16 · 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
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 218th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
348 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did IDCSP 20 to 27 launch?
IDCSP 20 to 27 launched on June 13, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IDCSP 20 to 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IDCSP 20 to 27?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did IDCSP 20 to 27 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was IDCSP 20 to 27 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did IDCSP 20 to 27 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).