Success
KH-9 15
Government/Top Secret
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Titan IIID
LEOorbit
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
Friday, March 16, 1979 at 6:30 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,199
USAF Mission
#739
Pad Launch
#44
Location Launch
#471
Designator
1979-025
Launch Window
NET
Mar 16, 1979, 6:30 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Space Launch Complex 4E
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Total Launches
269
Orbital Attempts
269
Fastest Turnaround
2d 10h
Titan IIID Specs
The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.
Length
36 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
612 t
Thrust
10,586 kN
LEO Capacity
12,300 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1971
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 29d
Total Launches
22
Successful
22
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
22
Maiden flight: Jun 15, 1971
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
Mar 16, 1979, 10:30 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202