Titan 403B
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. Version of Titan 4B with no upper stage, configured for launch from Vandenberg.
LEO Payload: 21,680 kg (47,790 lb).
More at: Titan 403B.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Lacrosse (satellite)
- Launch Vehicles
- Lacrosse
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC4E, Cape Canaveral LC40
- Agency
- Martin
Chronology
1 event
2000 August 17
23:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan 403B.- USA 152 - .
Payload: Onyx F1. Mass: 14,500 kg (31,900 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NRO.
Manufacturer: Martin.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft: Lacrosse satellite.
USAF Sat Cat: 26473 . COSPAR: 2000-047A. Apogee: 695 km (432 mi). Perigee: 689 km (428 mi). Inclination: 68.00 deg. Period: 98.53 min.
The National Reconnaissance Office satellite was reported to be an Onyx (formerly Lacrosse) radar imaging spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin. The Titan second stage reached a 572 x 675 km x 68.0 deg orbit and separated from the payload. Amateur observers reported the payload has made two small maneuvers and by Aug 23 was in a 681 x 695 km x 68.1 deg orbit.