RocketTitan IIIC
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 13, 1973, 23:57
- Launch designation
- 1973-100
- Mission
- DSCS II B-3
- Flight name
- DSCS II 3/4
- Vehicle flight ID
- 23C-8 (3C-26)
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 39,873 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSCS II F-3 | 1973-100ANORAD 6973 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Communications | 585 kg | In orbit |
| DSCS II F-4 | 1973-100BNORAD 6974 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Communications | 585 kg | In 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.