Success
TACSAT 1
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan IIIC
GSOorbit
TACSAT 1 (also TACOMSAT, Tactical Communications satellite) was the largest and most powerful communications satellite at the time when it was launched into synchronous orbit by a Titan-3C booster 9 February 1969, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The experimental tactical communications satellite was designed and built by Hughes Aircraft Company, under the direction of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization, for the Department of Defense.
Sunday, February 9, 1969 at 9:09 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#935
USAF Mission
#480
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#230
Designator
1969-013
Launch Window
NET
Feb 9, 1969, 9:09 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Titan IIIC Specs
The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Length
42 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
626 t
Thrust
10,586 kN
LEO Capacity
13,100 kg
GTO Capacity
3,000 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1965
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 20d
Total Launches
36
Successful
34
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
8
Maiden flight: Jun 18, 1965
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 9, 1969, 4:09 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778