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About this launch
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterTitan IIID
- Vehicle
- Titan IIID
Titan IIID: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 6630 (1) 1973-088A | Payload | re-entered 1974-03-13 | |
| TITAN 3D R/B 1973-088B | Rocket body | re-entered 1973-11-13 | |
| OPS 7705 1973-088C | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-26 | |
| OPS 6630 (2) 1973-088D | Payload | 1413 × 1456 km · 96.9° | Globe |
| OPS 6630 DEB 1973-088E | Debris | 1401 × 1477 km · 96.8° | Globe |
| OPS 6630 DEB 1973-088F | Debris | 1408 × 1445 km · 97.0° | Globe |
| OPS 6630 DEB 1973-088G | Debris | re-entered 2014-10-30 | |
| OPS 6630 DEB 1973-088H | Debris | re-entered 2021-01-02 |
COSPAR ID 1973-088. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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