United States Air ForceTitan IIICSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vortex 9
Launched
October 1, 1979
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
Vortex 9 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIC from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 1, 1979. It was United States Air Force's 747th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,262nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd 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
- 32nd Titan IIIC flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 747th launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,262nd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 1948 · NORAD 11558 · in orbit
Titan 23C-16 Stage 2 · re-entered October 7, 1979
Transtage 34 · 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
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 2nd this year · 361st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Vortex 9 launch?
Vortex 9 launched on October 1, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vortex 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vortex 9?
Titan IIIC, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIC spec sheet
Where did Vortex 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Vortex 9 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Vortex 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).