RocketTitan IIIC
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 15, 1976, 01:25
- Launch designation
- 1976-023
- Mission
- LES 8
- Flight name
- P74-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 23C-12 (3C-30)
- Year
- Launches in 1976
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 128,422 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.3 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LES 8 | 1976-023ANORAD 8746 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Communications | 420 kg | In orbit |
| LES 9 | 1976-023BNORAD 8747 | USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization | Communications | 420 kg | In orbit |
| SR 11A | 1976-023CNORAD 8748 | Naval Research Lab | Astronomy | 171 kg | In orbit |
| SR 11B | 1976-023DNORAD 8749 | Naval Research Lab | Astronomy | 171 kg | In orbit, no recent tracking |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.