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SDS 3

Titan 34B launch from Vandenberg (United States) on August 5, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 5, 1978 · 05:00 UTCLaunch 1978-075Launch no. 2,115 in the log
RocketTitan 34B
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySAMSOUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 5, 1978, 05:00
Launch designation
1978-075
Mission
SDS 3
Flight name
OPS 7310
Vehicle flight ID
34B-7 (3B-57)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
39,377 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.800 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
OPS 73101978-075ANORAD 10993National Reconnaissance OfficeCommunications800 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 8, 2001

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