NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

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Launch Time
Tue Aug 21, 1973 16:07 UTC

Rocket

Titan III(33)B Agena-D
Martin Marietta
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,300 kN
Stages: 3
Rocket Height: 45.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.05 m

Mission Details

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The primary purpose of this series was to monitor Soviet ballistic missile warning radars in the far north. In their elliptical orbits they would move very slowly over the northern hemisphere for most of their orbital period, allowing interception of the radar signals. It was reported, that these satellites operated in conjunction with P-801 ELINT satellites.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 700.0 kg
Molniya Orbit

Location

SLC-4W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1973

62nd orbital launch attempt

Titan III

71st mission
6th mission of 1973
61st successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission