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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Anik B
Launched
December 16, 1978
Summary
Anik B launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 16, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 736th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 2,165th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 3914 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta 3914 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 736th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 2,165th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Anik B · NORAD 11153 · in orbit
Delta 147 · re-entered April 23, 1979
Delta 147 Stage 3 · re-entered December 23, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 355th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
154 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Anik B launch?
Anik B launched on December 16, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik B?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did Anik B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Anik B going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Anik B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).