Photo: NASA (KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Military geostationary communications satellite
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 G Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas G Centaur
Atlas G Centaur: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) 1989-077A | Payload | 35763 × 35807 km · 12.4° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 1989-077B | Rocket body | re-entered 1991-05-09 |
COSPAR ID 1989-077 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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