First Titan IVB launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 4E, carrying the classified NRO reconnaissance satellite USA-144 into orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 10 T (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 3 Titan 404B flights
- Date and time
- 22 May 1999, 09:36 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan 404B
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1999-028
- Launches in 1999
- 29th of 78
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