United States Air ForceDelta 1914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Anik A2
Launched
April 20, 1973
Summary
Anik A2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 1914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 20, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 595th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,445th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 1914 flight and the 1st this year. 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
- 2nd Delta 1914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 595th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,445th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Anik A2 · NORAD 6437 · in orbit
Delta 94 · re-entered October 18, 1975
Delta 94 Stage 3 · re-entered May 28, 1990
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
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 273rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Anik A2 launch?
Anik A2 launched on April 20, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik A2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik A2?
Delta 1914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 1914 spec sheet
Where did Anik A2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Anik A2 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Anik A2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).