United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
BONUM-1
Launched
November 22, 1998
Image: USAF
Summary
BONUM-1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 22, 1998. It was United States Air Force's 1,002nd launch, 15th this year and humanity's 4,280th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 7925-9.5 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). BONUM-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,298 × 36,717 km orbit inclined 19.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta II 7925-9.5 flightUnited States Air Force's 1,002nd launch15th this yearhumanity's 4,280th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
BONUM-1 · NORAD 25546 · 1998-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BONUM 1
- Object ID
- 1998-068A
- Epoch
- 1998-11-23 23:26:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.14736671 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.697817
- Inclination
- 19.4914°
- Ascending node
- 234.6431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.911°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.3675°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- BONUM-1 · NORAD 25546
Delta 263 · re-entered October 7, 2000
Delta 263 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The satellite is a high-power version of the HS-376HP, spin-stabilized spacecraft, one of the most popular spacecraft models. The satellite was launched onboard a Delta-7925 rocket on Nov. 22, 1998. The delivery in-orbit contract included the satellite, launch vehicle services, and ground satellite control equipment for use at the control center, and training for the satellite controllers. The satellite is operated by the BONUM-1 control station, located in Moscow.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
108th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 555th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
87 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did BONUM-1 launch?
BONUM-1 launched on November 22, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BONUM-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BONUM-1?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did BONUM-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did BONUM-1 reach?
BONUM-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,298 × 36,717 km orbit inclined 19.5°.
How many satellites did BONUM-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).