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Previous Titan 4 flights
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Posted: April 1, 2003

No. Date Site Model Payload

1 06/14/1989 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/IUS DSP 14

2 06/08/1990 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A NOSS

3 11/12/1990 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/IUS DSP 15

4 03/08/1991 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A Lacrosse 2

5 11/07/1991 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A NOSS

6 11/28/1992 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A Keyhole

7* 08/02/1993 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A NOSS

8 02/07/1994 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Milstar 1-1

9 05/03/1994 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet

10 08/27/1994 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury

11 12/22/1994 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/IUS DSP 17

12 05/14/1995 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Mentor

13 07/10/1995 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet

14 11/06/1995 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Milstar 1-2

15 12/05/1995 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A Keyhole

16 04/24/1996 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury

17 05/12/1996 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A NOSS

18 07/02/1996 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A SDS/Heritage

19 12/20/1996 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A Keyhole

20 02/23/1997 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/IUS DSP 18

21 10/15/1997 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/Centaur Cassini

22 10/23/1997 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4A Lacrosse 3

23 11/07/1997 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet

24 05/08/1998 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/Centaur Mentor

25* 08/12/1998 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury

26~ 04/09/1999 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/IUS DSP 19

27~ 04/30/1999 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-1

28 05/22/1999 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4B EIS 1

29 05/08/2000 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/IUS DSP 20

30 08/17/2000 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4B Lacrosse 4

31 02/27/2001 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-2

32 08/06/2001 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/IUS DSP 21

33 10/05/2001 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif. Titan 4B Keyhole

34 01/15/2002 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla. Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-3

* Indicates Titan failure
~ Indicates upper stage failure

Flight data file
Vehicle: Titan 4B (B-35)
Payload: Milstar 6
Launch date: April 8, 2003
Launch window: 9:43 a.m. to 1:43 p.m. EDT (1343-1743 GMT)
Launch site: Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Satellite broadcast: Galaxy 3, Transponder 5, C-band

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Mission preview - Our story providing an overview of this launch.

Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch.

Weather forecast - The latest forecast for launch day conditions.

Launch hazard area - A map of the restricted area during liftoff.

Titan 4B - Description of rocket being used in this launch.

Titan 4 history - Chart with listing of previous Titan 4 flights.

Milstar satellite - A look at the Military Strategic and Tactical Relay satellite program.

Communications - Overview of Medium Data Rate and crosslink payloads on Milstar.

Antennas - Technical description of Milstar's medium data rate nulling antennas.

DPS - Digital processing subsystem on Milstar is key to payload.

Titan 4 directory - See our coverage of previous Titan 4 rocket flights.

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