Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 21 Mar 1971 03:45:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#1196 ever
Mission
Signal intelligence satellite operating from highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits.