Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
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 orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARISAT 2 1976-101A | Payload | 36104 × 37006 km · 5.6° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1976-101B | Rocket body | re-entered 1976-11-15 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1976-101C | Debris | re-entered 1976-11-01 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1976-101D | Debris | re-entered 1976-11-04 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1976-101E | Rocket body | re-entered 1977-05-12 |
COSPAR ID 1976-101. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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