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1971 · United States Air Force

DSCS-2 1 & 2

successTitan IIIC | DSCS-2 1 & 2

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

Overview

Date / time
November 3, 1971 at 03:09 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
DSCS-2 1 & 2
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan IIIC →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OPS 9431 (DSCS 2-1)
GEO
OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2)
GEO