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SLDCOM 3/INTRUDER 3

Titan 403A launch from Vandenberg (United States) on August 2, 1993, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 2, 1993 · 19:59 UTCLaunch 1993-F02Launch no. 3,832 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4E
OutcomeFailurestage 0 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyUSAF SMCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 2, 1993, 19:59
Launch designation
1993-F02
Mission
SLDCOM 3/INTRUDER 3
Flight name
- [NOSS12]
Vehicle flight ID
K-11 (45F-9)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
33 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.2 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OF · S0P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SLDCOM 31993-F02National Reconnaissance Office———
SSU1993-F02National Reconnaissance Office———
SSU1993-F02Naval Research Lab———
SSU1993-F02National Reconnaissance Office———

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