United States Air ForceTitan 34BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jumpseat 6
Launched
April 24, 1981
Image: USAF
Summary
Jumpseat 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 24, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 767th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,431st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan 34B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 7th Titan 34B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 767th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,431st orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris; 7 still in orbit
- OPS 7225 · NORAD 12418 · in orbit
Agena D · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Signal intelligence satellite operating from highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
73rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 486th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Jumpseat 6 launch?
Jumpseat 6 launched on April 24, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Jumpseat 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Jumpseat 6?
Titan 34B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34B spec sheet
Where did Jumpseat 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Jumpseat 6 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Jumpseat 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).