United States Air ForceTitan 34D TranstageSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mercury 13
Launched
May 10, 1989
Summary
Mercury 13 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D Transtage from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 10, 1989. It was United States Air Force's 866th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,409th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan 34D Transtage flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). 3 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
- 6th Titan 34D Transtage flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 866th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,409th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- USA 37 · NORAD 19976 · in orbit
Titan 34D-16 Stage 2 · re-entered
Transtage D-16 · 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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 417th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
250 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mercury 13 launch?
Mercury 13 launched on May 10, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mercury 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mercury 13?
Titan 34D Transtage, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D Transtage spec sheet
Where did Mercury 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mercury 13 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Mercury 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).