Success
Quasar 11
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan 405A
Ellipticalorbit
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmiting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF air craft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked KH-11 data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at 12:30 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,083
USAF Mission
#967
Pad Launch
#43
Location Launch
#515
Designator
1996-038
Launch Window
NET
Jul 3, 1996, 12:30 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Titan 405A 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
906 t
Thrust
14,200 kN
LEO Capacity
17,700 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1990
Fastest Turnaround
6y
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Jun 8, 1990
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
Jul 2, 1996, 8:30 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778