NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

DSCS-II 3&4

Launch Time
Thu Dec 13, 1973 23:57 UTC

Rocket

Titan III(23)C
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

DSCS-II

DSCS II, developed under Program 777, provided secure voice and data transmission for the United States Armed Forces. The program was managed by the Defense Communications Agency (DCA), now the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Payloads: 1

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1973

107th orbital launch attempt

Titan III

74th mission
9th mission of 1973
64th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission