flown missionSuccess
Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
- Type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Titan IIIC
- Family
- Titan
- Variant
- IIIC
- Provider
- United States Air Force
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.5619, -80.5774