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DSP 20

Titan 402B/IUS launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 23, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 23, 1997 · 20:20 UTCLaunch 1997-008Launch no. 4,126 in the log
RocketTitan 402B/IUS
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 23, 1997, 20:20
Launch designation
1997-008
Mission
DSP 20
Flight name
USA 130 [DSP18]
Vehicle flight ID
4B-24 (K-24, 45D-4)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,440 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DSP F181997-008ANORAD 24737US Air Force Space and Missile CenterMissile early warning2,360 kgIn 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.