Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
French-German geostationary 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 orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYMPHONIE 1 1974-101A | Payload | 35855 × 35891 km · 4.3° | Globe |
| THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1974-101B | Rocket body | re-entered 1978-04-19 | |
| THORAD DELTA 1 DEB 1974-101C | Debris | re-entered 1977-04-24 | |
| THORAD DELTA 1 DEB 1974-101D | Debris | re-entered 1977-01-02 | |
| THORAD DELTA 1 DEB 1974-101E | Debris | re-entered 1977-09-08 | |
| THORAD DELTA 1 DEB 1974-101F | Debris | re-entered 1977-12-25 | |
| THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1974-101G | Rocket body | 385 × 35155 km · 12.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1974-101. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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