NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

DSCS-II 5&6

Launch Time
Tue May 20, 1975 14:03 UTC

Transtage inertial measurement unit failure caused it to be stranded in low Earth orbit.

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: 2

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1975

43rd orbital launch attempt

Titan III

85th mission
3rd mission of 1975
9th failed mission