USAF Titan IIIC Vela 4A & 4B
Titan IIIC
Status
Success
Date
28 APR 1967
10:01
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.
Rocket
Titan IIIC
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Height
42 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
626 T
Thrust
10,586 kN