LES 2
Titan IIIA
United States Air Force
Mission
LES 2
Type: Communications
Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.
Location
Space Launch Complex 20
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
865 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Titan IIIA – Lockheed Martin
Family: Titan
Length: 42 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 161 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3100 kg
The Titan IIIA was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1964-09-01. Titan IIIA has 3 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 4 launches. 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.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
