Government/Top Secret
Amateur observors believed this to be the fifth in the Lacrosse/Onyx radar spy satellite series built by Lockheed Martin.
Orbital Attempt
#4,710
USAF Mission
#1,067
Pad Launch
#55
Location Launch
#635
Designator
2005-016
Apr 30, 2005, 12:50 AM
1 update
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
14,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2005
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Apr 30, 2005
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 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
Apr 29, 2005, 8:50 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778