Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Research and development satellite in polar orbit
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterDelta 2910
- Vehicle
- Delta 2910
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MissionEarth Science · PO
Earth Science · PO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIMBUS 7 1978-098A | Payload | 942 × 954 km · 99.5° | Globe |
| CAMEO & DELTA 1 R/B 1978-098B | Payload | 921 × 963 km · 99.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1978-098C | Debris | re-entered 1988-10-20 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1978-098D | Debris | re-entered 2010-02-18 |
COSPAR ID 1978-098. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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