<p>In late 1970, a Titan IIIC rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying a top-secret payload for the US military.</p><p>Since then, significant changes have occurred in spaceflight. The Titan IIIC was retired in 1982 after numerous launches, while various Titan rockets continued to operate from the same launch complex until 2005. At that time, the US Air Force transferred control of the pad to SpaceX, a startup that faced competition from United Launch Alliance. The facility is now designated as a Space Force station.</p><p>Despite the passage of time, some of the previously unspecified military payloads continued to be operational until last month.</p>
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US Military Concludes Program for Detecting Nuclear Missile Launches
The US military has ended a long-running program that was responsible for detecting nuclear missile launches. This program dates back to the era of the Titan IIIC rocket, which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 1970 and continued to see operational payloads until recently.
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