Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMSTAR 3 1978-068A | Payload | 35986 × 36194 km · 9.3° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 1978-068B | Rocket body | 644 × 36180 km · 21.5° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR DEB 1978-068C | Debris | 851 × 35582 km · 22.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1978-068. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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