United States Air ForceTitan 403ASpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Onyx 3
Launched
October 24, 1997
Summary
Onyx 3 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 403A from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 24, 1997. It was United States Air Force's 983rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan 403A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 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
- 5th Titan 403A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 983rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,184th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 133 · NORAD 25017 · deorbited October 8, 2011
Titan 4A-18 Stage 2 · re-entered March 26, 2002
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
64th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 578th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
307 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Onyx 3 launch?
Onyx 3 launched on October 24, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Onyx 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Onyx 3?
Titan 403A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 403A spec sheet
Where did Onyx 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Onyx 3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Onyx 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).