Success
DMSP F-16
Earth Science
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan II SLV23G
SSOorbit
The 16th flight of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D series with a main mission of cloud imagery and MW imaging/temperature/humidity sounding.
Saturday, October 18, 2003 at 4:17 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,625
USAF Mission
#1,056
Pad Launch
#93
Location Launch
#615
Designator
2003-048
Launch Window
NET
Oct 18, 2003, 4:17 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Space Launch Complex 4W
SLC-4W started operations in 1963 as Space Launch Complex 4W, and continued as an operational launch site through 2003. In 2015, SpaceX started conversion of the launch site into Landing Zone LZ-4. Landing operations commenced in 2018 at LZ-4.
Total Launches
93
Orbital Attempts
93
Fastest Turnaround
15d 1h
Titan II SLV Specs
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
Length
31.4 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
117 t
Thrust
1,900 kN
LEO Capacity
3,600 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1988
Fastest Turnaround
3mo 21d
Total Launches
13
Successful
12
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
9
Maiden flight: Sep 5, 1988
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
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Oct 18, 2003, 9:17 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202