Success
LES 1
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan IIIA
MEOorbit
Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.
Thursday, February 11, 1965 at 3:19 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#402
USAF Mission
#239
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#130
Designator
1965-008
Launch Window
NET
Feb 11, 1965, 3:19 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
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 11, 1965, 10:19 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Titan IIIA Specs
The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Length
42 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
161 t
Thrust
1,941 kN
LEO Capacity
3,100 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1964
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 2d
Total Launches
4
Successful
3
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Sep 1, 1964
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