Photo: NASA Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed 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 orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTAR 3 1979-072A | Payload | 35863 × 35897 km · 10.1° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1979-072B | Rocket body | re-entered 1979-08-10 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1979-072C | Rocket body | re-entered 1994-06-13 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB [YO] 1979-072D | Debris | re-entered 1997-07-26 |
COSPAR ID 1979-072. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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