Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.
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 orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATO 3B 1977-005A | Payload | 37076 × 37425 km · 8.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1977-005B | Rocket body | 607 × 1203 km · 28.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1977-005C | Rocket body | re-entered 1981-02-06 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-005D | Debris | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-005E | Debris | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-005F | Debris | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1977-005G | Debris | re-entered 2004-02-17 |
COSPAR ID 1977-005. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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