Status
Success
LES-8, LES-9, Solrad-11a, Solrad-11b
Launch Time
Mon Mar 15, 1976 01:25 UTC
Mon Mar 15, 1976 01:25 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
LES-8 & LES-9
The Lincoln Experimental Satellite series was designed and built by Lincoln Laboratory at MIT between 1965 and 1976, under USAF sponsorship, for testing devices and techniques for satellite communication.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 900.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Solrad-11a & Solrad-11b
SOLRAD (short for "SOLar RADiation") was an American series of satellites sponsored by the US Navy in a program to continuously monitor the Sun. SOLRAD was the Naval Research Laboratory's first post-Vanguard satellite.
Payloads: 2
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1976
24th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
93rd mission
2nd mission of 1976
81st successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission