Delta 3920 from Cape Canaveral LC-17B launched USA-19 (Delta 180 / VSE), an SDIO Strategic Defense Initiative sensor and kinetic-impactor experiment that demonstrated satellite intercept in LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 3 Delta 3920 flights
- Date and time
- 5 September 1986, 15:08 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 3920
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1986-069
- Launches in 1986
- 74th of 110
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