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Geos 2

Success US Air Force, Delta 2914

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European geostationary research satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterDelta 2914
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Delta 2914

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MissionAstrophysics · Direct-GEO

Astrophysics · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
GEOS-2 1978-071A Payload 36013 × 36063 km · 5.3° Globe
DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1978-071B Rocket body re-entered 1978-12-12
DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1978-071C Rocket body re-entered 2006-10-19

COSPAR ID 1978-071. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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