The launch of Titan 4 B-39
Updated: February 15, 2004
A Titan 4B rocket successfully delivered into orbit a missile warning satellite for the U.S. military on February 14, 2004. The following video clips are available to Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. Find out how to get your subscription.
Launch
Lift-off of Titan 4 B-39
The Lockheed Martin Titan 4B rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying the Defense Support Program-22 satellite. (1min 17sec QuickTime file)
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Countdown to Orbit
Watch the launch of Titan 4 carrying the Defense Support Program-22 satellite from the final five minutes of the countdown and through separation between the rocket's second stage and the IUS upper stage. (15min 26sec QuickTime file).
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Defense Support Program spacecraft
Animation
Animation shows the Defense Support Program missile warning satellite deployed in space. (1min 42sec QuickTime file)
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Pre-launch preparations
The Defense Support Program spacecraft is rotated during pre-launch preparations. (2min 12sec QuickTime file).
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DSP at the pad
The Defense Support Program-22 spacecraft arrives at the Complex 40 launch pad for attachment atop the rocket. (1min 47sec QuickTime file)
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Titan 4B Rollout
Leaving the SMARF
The Lockheed Martin Titan 4B rocket is rolled out of the Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (2min 55sec QuickTime file)
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Approaching the pad
The Lockheed Martin Titan 4B rocket makes its way to the Complex 40 launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (2min 45sec QuickTime file)
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