Titan IIIC
SuccessIDCSP 20 to 27 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jun 13, 1968, 14:03 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jun 13, 1968, 14:03 UTC – Thursday, Jun 13, 1968, 14:03 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 20 to 27
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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