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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DFS-Kopernikus 3
Launched
October 12, 1992
Summary
DFS-Kopernikus 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 12, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 916th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta II 7925 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kopernikus 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,524 × 35,878 km orbit inclined 19.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Delta II 7925 flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 916th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,756th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kopernikus 3 · NORAD 22175 · 1992-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HELLAS SAT 1 (DFS 3)
- Object ID
- 1992-066A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-12 11:01:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.1868125 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6850912
- Inclination
- 19.7711°
- Ascending node
- 351.1281°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.1924°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.2865°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Kopernikus 3 · NORAD 22175
Delta 215 · in orbit
Delta 215 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
German communications satellite built by the GESAT consortium.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
94th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 6th this year · 464th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DFS-Kopernikus 3 launch?
DFS-Kopernikus 3 launched on October 12, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFS-Kopernikus 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFS-Kopernikus 3?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did DFS-Kopernikus 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did DFS-Kopernikus 3 reach?
Kopernikus 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,524 × 35,878 km orbit inclined 19.8°.
How many satellites did DFS-Kopernikus 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).