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 IUS
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D IUS
Titan 34D IUS: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSCS 2-15 1982-106A | Payload | 37285 × 37325 km · 11.9° | Globe |
| DSCS 3-1 1982-106B | Payload | 36406 × 36567 km · 12.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 34D IUS R/B(1) 1982-106C | Rocket body | re-entered 1983-09-14 | |
| TITAN 34D IUS R/B(2) 1982-106D | Rocket body | 35871 × 36205 km · 9.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1982-106 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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