United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vortex 10
Launched
October 31, 1981
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
Vortex 10 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 31, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 777th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,500th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Titan IIIC flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 35th Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 777th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,500th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 4029 · NORAD 12930 · in orbit
Titan 23C-21 Stage 2 · re-entered November 2, 1981
Transtage 39 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 376th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
228 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vortex 10 launch?
Vortex 10 launched on October 31, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vortex 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vortex 10?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did Vortex 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vortex 10 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Vortex 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).