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United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

IDCSP 8 to 15

Launched

January 18, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: U.S. DoD

Summary

IDCSP 8 to 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 18, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 375th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 651st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). OPS 9321, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 33,618 × 33,763 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Milestone
7th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 375th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 651st orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

0.2°Inclination
33618 × 33763 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1330.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
52.4°Ascending node
21819 d agoElement epoch1967-01-19 20:25 UTC · stale

OPS 9321 · NORAD 2645 · 1967-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
OPS 9321 (IDSCS 8)
Object ID
1967-003A
Epoch
1967-01-19 20:25:52 UTC
Mean motion
1.08272638 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0018083
Inclination
0.1828°
Ascending node
52.3895°
Arg. of perigee
65.2759°
Mean anomaly
3.8161°
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.

Catalogued objects

9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit

  • OPS 9321 · NORAD 2645 · in orbit
  • OPS 9322 · NORAD 2649 · in orbit
  • OPS 9323 · NORAD 2650 · in orbit
  • OPS 9324 · NORAD 2651 · in orbit
  • OPS 9325 · NORAD 2652 · in orbit
  • OPS 9326 · NORAD 2653 · in orbit
  • OPS 9327 · NORAD 2654 · in orbit
  • OPS 9328 · NORAD 2655 · in orbit

Transtage 13 · 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.

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Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

4th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 194th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

145 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did IDCSP 8 to 15 launch?

IDCSP 8 to 15 launched on January 18, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch IDCSP 8 to 15?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched IDCSP 8 to 15?

Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet

Where did IDCSP 8 to 15 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did IDCSP 8 to 15 reach?

OPS 9321, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 33,618 × 33,763 km orbit inclined 0.2°.

How many satellites did IDCSP 8 to 15 launch?

8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).