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DSP 4

Titan IIIC launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 1, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 1, 1972 · 09:39 UTCLaunch 1972-010Launch no. 1,313 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 1, 1972, 09:39
Launch designation
1972-010
Mission
DSP 4
Flight name
DSP 3
Vehicle flight ID
23C-4 (3C-22)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,168 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.903 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DSP F31972-010ANORAD 5851USAF Space and Missile Systems OrganizationMissile early warning903 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.