flown missionSuccess

Titan IIIA | LES 1

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 20 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAFeb 11, 1965, 15:19 UTC

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

mission

Name: LES 1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Feb 11, 1965, 15:19 UTC
Window opens: Feb 11, 1965, 15:19 UTC
Window closes: Feb 11, 1965, 15:19 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:39 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Titan IIIA
Family: Titan
Variant: IIIA
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 20
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5122, -80.5589