United States Air ForceTitan 403ASpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SLDCOM 2
Launched
November 8, 1991
Summary
SLDCOM 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 403A from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 8, 1991. It was United States Air Force's 901st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,676th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 403A flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 403A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan 403A flightUnited States Air Force's 901st launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,676th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 9 components; 11 still in orbit
- USA 72 · NORAD 21775 · in orbit
- USA 74 · NORAD 21799 · in orbit
- USA 76 · NORAD 21808 · in orbit
- USA 77 · NORAD 21809 · in orbit
Titan 45K-8 Stage 2 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Dispenser satellite for the NOSS-2 triplet of ocean surveillance satellites
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
58th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 548th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
244 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SLDCOM 2 launch?
SLDCOM 2 launched on November 8, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SLDCOM 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SLDCOM 2?
Titan 403A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 403A spec sheet
Where did SLDCOM 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was SLDCOM 2 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did SLDCOM 2 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).