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About this launch
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
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 IIIC
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIC
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MissionCommunications · GSO
Communications · GSO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 9381 (GGTS) 1966-053A | Payload | 33629 × 33867 km · 8.9° | Globe |
| OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1) 1966-053B | Payload | 33647 × 33899 km · 8.9° | Globe |
| OPS 9312 (IDSCS 2) 1966-053C | Payload | 33653 × 33921 km · 8.9° | Globe |
| OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3) 1966-053D | Payload | 33661 × 33961 km · 8.9° | Globe |
| OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4) 1966-053E | Payload | 33670 × 34036 km · 8.8° | Globe |
| OPS 9315 (IDSCS 5) 1966-053F | Payload | 33680 × 34120 km · 8.8° | Globe |
| OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6) 1966-053G | Payload | 33687 × 34234 km · 8.7° | Globe |
| OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7) 1966-053H | Payload | 33697 × 34369 km · 8.7° | Globe |
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| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 1966-053J | Rocket body | 33397 × 34743 km · 8.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1966-053. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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