United States Air ForceDelta 1914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Anik A1
Launched
November 10, 1972
Summary
Anik A1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 1914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 10, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 588th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,404th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 1914 flight. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 1914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 1914 flightUnited States Air Force's 588th launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,404th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Anik A1 · NORAD 6278 · in orbit
Delta 92 · re-entered May 7, 1973
Delta 92 Stage 3 · re-entered November 6, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geosynchronous communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 269th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Anik A1 launch?
Anik A1 launched on November 10, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik A1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik A1?
Delta 1914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 1914 spec sheet
Where did Anik A1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Anik A1 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Anik A1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).