United States Air ForceTitan 403ASpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SLDCOM 4
Launched
May 12, 1996
Summary
SLDCOM 4 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 403A from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 12, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 965th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,071st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan 403A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 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
- 4th Titan 403A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 965th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,071st orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; 10 still in orbit
- USA 119 · NORAD 23862 · in orbit
- USA 122 · NORAD 23893 · in orbit
- USA 120 · NORAD 23907 · in orbit
- USA 121 · NORAD 23908 · in orbit
- USA 123 · NORAD 23936 · re-entered
- USA 124 · NORAD 23937
Titan 45K-22 Stage 2 · re-entered March 12, 1999
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
62nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 569th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
159 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SLDCOM 4 launch?
SLDCOM 4 launched on May 12, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SLDCOM 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SLDCOM 4?
Titan 403A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 403A spec sheet
Where did SLDCOM 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was SLDCOM 4 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did SLDCOM 4 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).