Status
Success
OPS 9311-9317 & GGTS-1
Launch Time
Thu Jun 16, 1966 14:00 UTC
Thu Jun 16, 1966 14:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
IDCSP-1 1-7
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
Payloads: 7
Total Mass: 315.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
Gravity Gradient Test Satellite 1
GGTS (Gravity Gradient Test Satellite) were two experimental satellites to investigate gravity gradient stabilization in geostationary orbits. They were each launched together with 7 IDCSP communications satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 47.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1966
60th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
8th mission
1st mission of 1966
5th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission