Status
Success
OPS-0757 (Tacsat)
Launch Time
Sun Feb 09, 1969 21:09 UTC
Sun Feb 09, 1969 21:09 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
OPS-0757 (Tacsat)
ACOMSAT (also known as TACSAT 1, OPS 0757, or Tactical Communications Satellite) was an communications satellite designed and built by Hughes Aircraft Corporation under the direction of the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO). TACOMSAT was used by the United States Department of Defense to explore the feasibility of geostationary satellite communications between ground stations comprising fixed bases, military field units, aircraft, and ships.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 730.0 kg
Geosynchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
16th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
35th mission
2nd mission of 1969
29th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission