Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Experimental 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 boosterDelta 2914
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914
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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTS 1976-004A | Payload | 35718 × 35866 km · 3.6° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1976-004B | Rocket body | re-entered 1976-02-14 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1976-004C | Debris | re-entered 1976-04-14 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1976-004D | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-09-04 | |
| CTS DEB [ARRAY COVER] 1976-004E | Debris | 35619 × 35936 km · 2.9° | Globe |
| CTS DEB [ARRAY COVER] 1976-004F | Debris | 35281 × 36317 km · 3.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1976-004. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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