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Titan 405A | Quasar 11

United States Air Force · Titan 405A · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 967th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 4,083rd orbital launch attempt

July 3, 1996Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jul 3, 00:30Jul 3, 00:30 UTC

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Quasar 11

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.

Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 40

393 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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