USAF Titan 405A Quasar 11
Titan 405A
Status
Success
Date
3 JUL 1996
00:30
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmiting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF air craft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked KH-11 data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Rocket
Titan 405A
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not available