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Vortex 9

Name: Vortex 9 launch
Start: 1979-10-01T11:22:00+00:00
End: 1979-10-01T11:22:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Titan IIICUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 40

Monday, October 1, 1979 · 11:22 AM UTC

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Mission Brief

ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence

PayloadVortex 9

OrbitMedium Earth Orbit

CustomerUnited States Air Force

StagesUnknown

PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range

Latitude: 28.562°N
Longitude: 80.577°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

11:22 AM UTC - 11:22 AM UTC

Vehicle

Titan IIIC

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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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