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United States Air ForceDelta 3924Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Charge Composition Explorer
Launched
August 16, 1984
Summary
Charge Composition Explorer launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3924 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 16, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 822nd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,863rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta 3924 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Charge Composition Explorer, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,449 × 49,560 km orbit inclined 5.4°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3924 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 4th Delta 3924 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 822nd launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,863rd orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Charge Composition Explorer · NORAD 15199 · 1984-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CCE 1 (AMPTE)
- Object ID
- 1984-088A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-16 15:48:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.52552378 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7546679
- Inclination
- 5.4138°
- Ascending node
- 5.6014°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.9318°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.6678°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 9.999e-7
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 6 still in orbit
- Charge Composition Explorer · NORAD 15199 · in orbit
- Ion Release Module · NORAD 15200 · re-entered December 8, 1987
- UK Subsatellite · NORAD 15201 · re-entered December 8, 1988
Delta 175 · in orbit
Delta 175 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Joint US-German-UK astrophysics research satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
82nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 399th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
328 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Charge Composition Explorer launch?
Charge Composition Explorer launched on August 16, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Charge Composition Explorer?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Charge Composition Explorer?
Delta 3924, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3924 spec sheet
Where did Charge Composition Explorer launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Charge Composition Explorer reach?
Charge Composition Explorer, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,449 × 49,560 km orbit inclined 5.4°.
How many satellites did Charge Composition Explorer launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).