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Titan IIIAUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 20
Thursday, February 11, 1965 · 03:19 PM UTC
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Mission Brief

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

PayloadLES 1
OrbitMedium Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 20, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 20

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.512°N
Longitude
80.559°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

03:19 PM UTC - 03:19 PM UTC

Vehicle

Titan IIIA

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches1,078
Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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