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BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the preparations and launch of the Lockheed Martin-built Titan 4B rocket carrying a Milstar military communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. |
Flight data file Vehicle: Titan 4B (B-38) Payload: Milstar 5 Launch date: Jan. 15, 2002 Launch window: 2148-0148 GMT (4:48-8:48 p.m. EST) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida Satellite broadcast: Telstar 6, Transponder 22, C-band Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with the key events to occur during the launch. Titan 4B - Description of America's most powerful unmanned rocket. Milstar satellite - A look at the Military Strategic and Tactical Relay satellite program. Communications - Overview of Boeing's Medium Data Rate and crosslink payloads on Milstar. Antennas - Technical description of Milstar's medium data rate nulling antennas made by TRW. DPS - TRW's digital processing subsystem on Milstar is key to payload. Titan 4 history - Chart with listing of previous Titan 4 flights. |
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