Photo: U.S. DoD · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Satellite designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterTitan 34D Transtage
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D Transtage
Titan 34D Transtage: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
Government/Top Secret · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 43 1989-069A | Payload | 36173 × 36343 km · 12.8° | Globe |
| USA 44 1989-069B | Payload | 36074 × 36150 km · 14.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 34D R/B(1) 1989-069C | Rocket body | re-entered 1989-09-24 | |
| TITAN 34D TRANSTAGE R/B 1989-069D | Rocket body | 35222 × 35813 km · 10.9° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1989-069 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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