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About this launch
TACSAT 1 (also TACOMSAT, Tactical Communications satellite) was the largest and most powerful communications satellite at the time when it was launched into synchronous orbit by a Titan-3C booster 9 February 1969, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The experimental tactical communications satellite was…
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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 orbit20 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 0757 (TACSAT) 1969-013A | Payload | 35638 × 35835 km · 3.2° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B 1969-013B | Rocket body | 35867 × 37275 km · 1.6° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013C | Debris | 37219 × 39720 km · 2.5° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013D | Debris | 36390 × 39462 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013E | Debris | 36064 × 37257 km · 1.7° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013F | Debris | 36225 × 39462 km · 0.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013G | Debris | 36112 × 37264 km · 1.6° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013H | Debris | 35030 × 37428 km · 1.5° | Globe |
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| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013J | Debris | 36248 × 37455 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013K | Debris | 32721 × 37271 km · 0.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013L | Debris | 30598 × 37210 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013M | Debris | 32833 × 37328 km · 1.4° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013N | Debris | 36558 × 38714 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013P | Debris | 32313 × 37933 km · 2.3° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013Q | Debris | 36953 × 37696 km · 1.0° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013R | Debris | 37067 × 37433 km · 1.7° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013S | Debris | 35630 × 37358 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013T | Debris | 35753 × 38642 km · 2.1° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013U | Debris | 36429 × 37319 km · 1.9° | Globe |
| TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB 1969-013V | Debris | 37178 × 37916 km · 1.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1969-013. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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