Status
Failure
LCS-2 & OV2-1
Launch Time
Fri Oct 15, 1965 17:23 UTC
Fri Oct 15, 1965 17:23 UTC
The Transtage disintegrated causing a launch failure.
Rocket
Mission Details
LCS-2
The Lincoln Experimental Satellite series was designed and built by Lincoln Laboratory at MIT between 1965 and 1976, under USAF sponsorship, for testing devices and techniques for satellite communication.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
OV2-1
Orbiting Vehicle or OV, originally designated SATAR, was a series of American satellites operated by the US Air Force
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 170.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
92nd orbital launch attempt
Titan III
6th mission
4th mission of 1965
2nd failed mission