Titan 405A | Quasar 11

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Titan 405A — Titan family

Mission

Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmiting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF air craft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked KH-11 data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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