Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
The IDCSP (Initial Defense Communications satellite Program) provided the Pentagon with its first near-geosynchronous communications system and replaced the cancelled ADVENT project.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Fri, Aug 26, 1966, 13:59
Weather
Pro