Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
GSO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 13 Jun 1968 14:03:50 GMT
Orbital launch #
#845 ever
Mission
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.