Titan 34D/IUS/DSCS II-III launch
Abstract
A description is given of a mission in which two Defense Satellite Communication System spacecraft (DSCS-II and DSCS-III) were placed into a near-synchronous equatorial orbit with the aid of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) and the Titan 34D launch vehicle. Liftoff of the T34D/IUS-2 launch vehicle occurred on October 30, 1982. Attention is given to details regarding the design and the objectives of the IUS, the prelaunch activities, the mission plan, a mission event description, details of IUS spacecraft placement performance, a summary of problems during countdown, and mission anomalies.
- Publication:
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Lausanne International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984laus.iafcQ....R
- Keywords:
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- Inertial Upper Stage;
- Spacecraft Launching;
- Titan Launch Vehicles;
- Communication Satellites;
- Mission Planning;
- Parking Orbits;
- Performance Prediction;
- Satellite Communication;
- Transfer Orbits;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles