United States Air ForceTitan 405ASpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Quasar 11
Launched
July 3, 1996
Summary
Quasar 11 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 405A from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 3, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 967th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,083rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 405A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 405A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan 405A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 967th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,083rd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- USA 125 · NORAD 23945 · re-entered
Titan 45K-2 Stage 2 · re-entered October 15, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmiting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF air craft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked KH-11 data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43rd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 1st this year · 515th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
239 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Quasar 11 launch?
Quasar 11 launched on July 3, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Quasar 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Quasar 11?
Titan 405A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 405A spec sheet
Where did Quasar 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Quasar 11 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Quasar 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).