Titan IIIC
SuccessIDCSP 1 to 7 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jun 16, 1966, 14:00 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jun 16, 1966, 14:00 UTC – Thursday, Jun 16, 1966, 14:00 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
IDCSP 1 to 7
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
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