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DSP 19?

Titan 402B/IUS launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 9, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 9, 1999 · 17:01 UTCLaunch 1999-017Launch no. 4,305 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 3 separation failure
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 9, 1999, 17:01
Launch designation
1999-017
Mission
DSP 19?
Flight name
USA 142 [DSP19]
Vehicle flight ID
4B-27 (K-32)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,682 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S3S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
DSP F191999-017ANORAD 25669US 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.