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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Titan IIIA: LES 2
Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.
Thursday, 6 May 1965
Titan IIIA
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleTitan IIIA
Vehicle FamilyTitan
Vehicle Record3 of 4 launches (75%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitElliptical Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 20
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#39
Agency Launches This Year#24
Launches From This Pad4
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Titan IIIA
The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 20 · 28.5122°N 80.5589°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.