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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 9341 (IDSCS 20) 1968-050A | Payload | 33726 × 33847 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| OPS 9342 (IDSCS 21) 1968-050B | Payload | 33727 × 33863 km · 7.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9343 (IDSCS 22) 1968-050C | Payload | 33729 × 33892 km · 7.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9344 (IDSCS 23) 1968-050D | Payload | 33731 × 33948 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| OPS 9345 (IDSCS 24) 1968-050E | Payload | 33734 × 34027 km · 7.3° | Globe |
| OPS 9346 (IDSCS 25) 1968-050F | Payload | 33738 × 34118 km · 7.3° | Globe |
| OPS 9347 (IDSCS 26) 1968-050G | Payload | 33741 × 34241 km · 7.2° | Globe |
| OPS 9348 (IDSCS 27) 1968-050H | Payload | 33748 × 34369 km · 7.2° | Globe |
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| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 1968-050J | Rocket body | 33645 × 35070 km · 7.9° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1968-050. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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