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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Titan IIIC: DSP 9
American early warning satellite
Monday, 16 March 1981
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleTitan IIIC
Vehicle FamilyTitan
Vehicle Record34 of 36 launches (94.4%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#26
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad404
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Titan IIIC
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.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.