Success
DSP 18
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan 402B IUS
Direct-GEOorbit
Early warning satellite
Sunday, February 23, 1997 at 8:20 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,127
USAF Mission
#974
Pad Launch
#44
Location Launch
#526
Designator
1997-008
Launch Window
NET
Feb 23, 1997, 8:20 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Titan 402B IUS Specs
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Length
54 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
925 t
Thrust
15,000 kN
LEO Capacity
21,680 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1997
Fastest Turnaround
1y
Total Launches
5
Successful
4
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Feb 23, 1997
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Feb 23, 1997, 3:20 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778