Previous Titan 4 flights
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Posted: April 1, 2003

No. Date Site Model Payload
1 06/14/1989 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/IUS DSP 14
2 06/08/1990 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A NOSS
3 11/12/1990 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/IUS DSP 15
4 03/08/1991 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A Lacrosse 2
5 11/07/1991 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A NOSS
6 11/28/1992 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A Keyhole
7* 08/02/1993 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A NOSS
8 02/07/1994 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Milstar 1-1
9 05/03/1994 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet
10 08/27/1994 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury
11 12/22/1994 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/IUS DSP 17
12 05/14/1995 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Mentor
13 07/10/1995 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet
14 11/06/1995 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Milstar 1-2
15 12/05/1995 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A Keyhole
16 04/24/1996 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury
17 05/12/1996 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A NOSS
18 07/02/1996 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A SDS/Heritage
19 12/20/1996 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A Keyhole
20 02/23/1997 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/IUS DSP 18
21 10/15/1997 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/Centaur Cassini
22 10/23/1997 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4A Lacrosse 3
23 11/07/1997 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Trumpet
24 05/08/1998 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/Centaur Mentor
25* 08/12/1998 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4A/Centaur Mercury
26~ 04/09/1999 SLC-41
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/IUS DSP 19
27~ 04/30/1999 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-1
28 05/22/1999 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4B EIS 1
29 05/08/2000 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/IUS DSP 20
30 08/17/2000 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4B Lacrosse 4
31 02/27/2001 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-2
32 08/06/2001 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/IUS DSP 21
33 10/05/2001 SLC-4E
VAFB, Calif.		 Titan 4B Keyhole
34 01/15/2002 SLC-40
CCAFS, Fla.		 Titan 4B/Centaur Milstar 2-3
* Indicates Titan failure
~ Indicates upper stage failure

Flight data file
Vehicle: Titan 4B (B-35)
Payload: Milstar 6
Launch date: April 8, 2003
Launch window: 9:43 a.m. to 1:43 p.m. EDT (1343-1743 GMT)
Launch site: Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Satellite broadcast: Galaxy 3, Transponder 5, C-band
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DPS - Digital processing subsystem on Milstar is key to payload.

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