United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
IDCSP 8 to 14
Launched
August 26, 1966
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
IDCSP 8 to 14 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 26, 1966. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 347th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 603rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 347th launch48th this yearhumanity's 603rd orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
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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
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 181st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did IDCSP 8 to 14 launch?
IDCSP 8 to 14 launched on August 26, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IDCSP 8 to 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IDCSP 8 to 14?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did IDCSP 8 to 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was IDCSP 8 to 14 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.