United States Air ForceTitan 403ASpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Onyx 2
Launched
March 8, 1991
Summary
Onyx 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 403A from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 8, 1991. It was United States Air Force's 894th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,614th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 403A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 403A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 403A flightUnited States Air Force's 894th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,614th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- USA 69 · NORAD 21147 · deorbited March 26, 2011
Titan 45K-5 Stage 2 · re-entered January 9, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Onyx satellites are terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 545th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Onyx 2 launch?
Onyx 2 launched on March 8, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Onyx 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Onyx 2?
Titan 403A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 403A spec sheet
Where did Onyx 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Onyx 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Onyx 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).