Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.
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 IIIA
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIA
Titan IIIA: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Elliptical
Communications · Elliptical
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| TITAN 3A TRANSTAGE R/B 1965-034A | Rocket body | 2785 × 3741 km · 32.1° | Globe |
| LES-2 1965-034B | Payload | 2774 × 14802 km · 32.2° | Globe |
| LCS 1 1965-034C | Payload | 2778 × 2798 km · 32.1° | Globe |
| LES-2 AKM 1965-034D | Rocket body | 2774 × 14802 km · 32.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1965-034. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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