Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
UV astronomical obsrvatory used as an international facility
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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MissionAstrophysics · MEO
Astrophysics · MEO
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IUE 1978-012A | Payload | 29785 × 41910 km · 36.5° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1978-012B | Rocket body | re-entered 1978-02-21 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1978-012C | Rocket body | re-entered 2025-02-22 | |
| IUE DEB 1978-012D | Debris | 27312 × 44188 km · 38.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB [YO] 1978-012E | Debris | 295 × 21115 km · 29.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1978-012. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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