Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological 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 boosterDelta 2914
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914
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MissionEarth Science · Direct-GEO
Earth Science · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOES 2 1977-048A | Payload | 35984 × 36083 km · 6.1° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1977-048B | Rocket body | 569 × 1657 km · 28.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-048C | Debris | re-entered 1977-07-12 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-048D | Debris | re-entered 1977-06-27 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-048E | Debris | re-entered 1977-07-11 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1977-048F | Rocket body | re-entered 1983-03-26 | |
| GOES 2 AKM 1977-048G | Rocket body | 34830 × 36580 km · 3.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1977-048. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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