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VDS

Titan IIIE launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 11, 1974, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 11, 1974 · 13:48 UTCLaunch 1974-F01Launch no. 1,538 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeFailurestage 3 ignition failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 11, 1974, 13:48
Launch designation
1974-F01
Mission
VDS
Flight name
Centaur Proof Test
Vehicle flight ID
23E-1/TC-1

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
180 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.6 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · S3I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Viking Dynamic Simulator1974-F01NASA Langley Research Center———
Sphinx1974-F01NASA Lewis Research Center———

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