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Twin Launch

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August and September 1977: two identical spacecraft leave Florida, sixteen days apart.

1. 20 Aug 1977 The first of the twins lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a Titan IIIE-Centaur. source
2. 5 Sept 1977 Sixteen days later, on a faster trajectory. source

Credits: NASA · NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC