United States Air Force

LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B

Titan IIIC

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, March 15, 1976 · 01:25 UTC

Mission

/01

LES 8 and 9 were experimental nuclear-powered geostationary communications satellites. Solrad 11A and 11B were scientific satellites designed to monitor the solar X-ray, UV and energetic particle emissions.

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Titan IIIC

Variant: IIIC

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562° N, 80.577° W

14

Pad Launches

309

Location Launches

660

Agency Launches

24

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