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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretTitan IIID
Launched 1982-11-17 21:18 UTCSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
117th
orbital launch attempt in 1982
United States Air Force
14th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 4E
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
190 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
KH-11 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.
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
36m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
12,300kg
Liftoff thrust
10,586kN
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