Status
Failure
DSCS-II 5&6
Launch Time
Tue May 20, 1975 14:03 UTC
Tue May 20, 1975 14:03 UTC
Transtage inertial measurement unit failure caused it to be stranded in low Earth orbit.
Rocket
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