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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretTitan 23B
Launched 1970-10-23 17:40 UTCSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
99th
orbital launch attempt in 1970
United States Air Force
23rd
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 4W
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
66 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Launches
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Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
45m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
3,000kg
Liftoff thrust
2,300kN
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