United States Air ForceTitan 34D TranstageSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mercury 12
Launched
September 2, 1988
Summary
Mercury 12 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D Transtage from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 2, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 860th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan 34D Transtage flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). 20 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D Transtage · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Titan 34D Transtage flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 860th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,334th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
20 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 17 debris; 19 still in orbit
- USA 31 · NORAD 19458 · in orbit
Titan 34D-3 Stage 2 · re-entered
Transtage D-3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 414th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
278 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mercury 12 launch?
Mercury 12 launched on September 2, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mercury 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mercury 12?
Titan 34D Transtage, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D Transtage spec sheet
Where did Mercury 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mercury 12 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Mercury 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).