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Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
United States Air ForceLaunch Successful

LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B

Titan IIIC

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This page records Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Titan IIIC
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Destination orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Provider
United States Air Force

The vehicle

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Titan IIIC
U.S. DoD
Launch vehicle

Titan IIIC

The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.

Height
42 m
Diameter
3 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
36
First flight
1965-06-18

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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