United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Comstar 1A
Launched
May 13, 1976
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Comstar 1A launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 13, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 666th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,826th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 666th launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,826th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Comstar 201 · NORAD 8838 · in orbit
Centaur D-1AR AC-38 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
19th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 312th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
357 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Comstar 1A launch?
Comstar 1A launched on May 13, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Comstar 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Comstar 1A?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Comstar 1A launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Comstar 1A going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Comstar 1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).