Status
Success
OPS 9341-9348
Launch Time
Thu Jun 13, 1968 14:03 UTC
Thu Jun 13, 1968 14:03 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
IDCSP-1 20-27
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
Payloads: 8
Total Mass: 360.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1968
55th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
28th mission
5th mission of 1968
22nd successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission