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1977 · United States Air Force

DSCS-2 7 & 8

successTitan IIIC | DSCS-2 7 & 8

Satellites designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military.

Overview

Date / time: May 12, 1977 at 02:26 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
Mission: DSCS-2 7 & 8
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OPS 9437 (DSCS 2-7)

OPS 9438 (DSCS 2-8)