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Milstar DFS-5

Titan 401B/Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 16, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 16, 2002 · 00:30 UTCLaunch 2002-001Launch no. 4,511 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 16, 2002, 00:30
Launch designation
2002-001
Mission
Milstar DFS-5
Flight name
USA 164 (Milstar 5)
Vehicle flight ID
4B-38/TC-19

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,071 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Milstar 52002-001ANORAD 27168US Air Force Space and Missile CenterCommunications4,500 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.