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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 9321 (IDSCS 8) 1967-003A | Payload | 33531 × 33813 km · 8.6° | Globe |
| OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9) 1967-003B | Payload | 33542 × 33819 km · 8.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9323 (IDSCS 10) 1967-003C | Payload | 33560 × 33831 km · 8.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9324 (IDSCS 11) 1967-003D | Payload | 33588 × 33860 km · 8.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9325 (IDSCS 12) 1967-003E | Payload | 33615 × 33914 km · 8.5° | Globe |
| OPS 9326 (IDSCS 13) 1967-003F | Payload | 33635 × 33990 km · 8.4° | Globe |
| OPS 9327 (IDSCS 14) 1967-003G | Payload | 33646 × 34098 km · 8.3° | Globe |
| OPS 9328 (IDSCS 15) 1967-003H | Payload | 33654 × 34230 km · 8.3° | Globe |
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| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 1967-003J | Rocket body | 33561 × 33796 km · 11.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1967-003. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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