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Subj: Titan Carries Spy Satellite into Orbit
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 257.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. September 14,
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-257.04
A Titan rocket lifted off with a roar over the Space Coast earlier this
week, brilliantly illuminating a bank of low clouds as it soared with
a spy satellite toward orbit.
The rocket was carrying secret cargo for the National Reconnaissance
Office. The Air Force wouldn't release details about the spy satellite.
Separation of the satellite from the upper stage was to take place
several hours after launch.
After this launch, there are three Titan 4 rockets and one Titan 2 left
in Lockheed Martin's stable.
The rockets have carried mostly military satellites, but they also
launched the two Viking missions to Mars, the two Voyager missions to
the outer planets of our solar system, and the Cassini probe, which
will reach Saturn next year.
[ANS thanks Florida Today for the above information.]
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