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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsTitan 405A
Launched 1996-07-03 00:30:02 UTCSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
42nd
orbital launch attempt in 1996
United States Air Force
9th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 40
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
239 d 19 h
since the pad's previous launch
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmiting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF air craft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked KH-11 data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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.
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Height
54m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
17,700kg
Liftoff thrust
14,200kN
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