NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

OPS-0757 (Tacsat)

Launch Time
Sun Feb 09, 1969 21:09 UTC

Rocket

Titan IIIC
Martin Marietta
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 13,642 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,100 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 42.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m

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