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Titan II SLV | Clementine 1

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 4W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Clementine 1
Type
Planetary Science
Target orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)

The DSPSE (Deep Space Program Science Experiment), the first of a series of Clementine technology demonstrations jointly sponsored by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), launched in early 1994. Its principal objective is to space qualify lightweight imaging sensors and component technologies for the next generation of Department of Defense (DoD) spacecraft. The Clementine mission uses the Moon, a near-Earth asteroid (1620 Geographos), and the spacecraft's Interstage Adapter (ISA) as targets to demonstrate lightweight component and sensor performance.

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Titan II SLV
Family
Titan
Variant
23G
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles