DSCS-II 9&10 | Titan III(23)C

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:09:00

Saturday March 25, 1978

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

Second stage hydraulics pump failure. RSO T+480 seconds.

DSCS II

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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.

2 Payloads

Rocket

Retired

Titan III(23)C

Active 1970 to 1982

Manufacturer

US Air Force

Rocket

Height: 42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 13,100 kg

GTO: 3,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

13,642 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Titan III

110th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1978

1978

31st

Orbital launch attempt