United States Air ForceTitan 34BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Quasar 3
Launched
August 5, 1978
Summary
Quasar 3 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 5, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 726th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,122nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan 34B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 5th Titan 34B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 726th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,122nd orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 7310 · NORAD 10993 · re-entered February 8, 2001
Agena D · re-entered June 25, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Communication relay satellite for US reconnaissance satellites
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 465th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Quasar 3 launch?
Quasar 3 launched on August 5, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Quasar 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Quasar 3?
Titan 34B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34B spec sheet
Where did Quasar 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Quasar 3 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Quasar 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).