United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
Launched
March 15, 1976
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 15, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 660th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,807th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Titan IIIC flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Titan IIIC flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 660th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,807th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 9 still in orbit
- LES 8 · NORAD 8746 · in orbit
- LES 9 · NORAD 8747 · in orbit
- SR 11A · NORAD 8748 · in orbit
- SR 11B · NORAD 8749 · in orbit
Titan 23C-12 Stage 2 · re-entered March 15, 1976
Transtage 30 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 309th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B launch?
LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B launched on March 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a dedicated rideshare mission.
How many satellites did LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).