United States Air ForceDelta III 8930Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
DM-F3
Launched
August 23, 2000
Summary
DM-F3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta III 8930 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 23, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,026th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,417th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta III 8930 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). DM-F3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 20,227 km orbit inclined 27.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta III 8930 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta III 8930 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,026th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,417th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DM-F3 · NORAD 26476 · 2000-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DELTA 3 R/B
- Object ID
- 2000-048B
- Epoch
- 2000-08-23 15:38:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.07023815 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6051876
- Inclination
- 27.8736°
- Ascending node
- 311.4706°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.6431°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.4236°
- 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: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- DM-F3 · NORAD 26476 · re-entered December 31, 2019
Delta 280 · re-entered February 4, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DM-F3 (Delta Mission Flight Three) is a simulated payload made up of steel and aluminum plates and cylinders that produce the same dynamic characteristics and mass properties of a Hughes HS-601 satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
115th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 583rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
196 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DM-F3 launch?
DM-F3 launched on August 23, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DM-F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DM-F3?
Delta III 8930, flown by United States Air Force. Delta III 8930 spec sheet
Where did DM-F3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did DM-F3 reach?
DM-F3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 20,227 km orbit inclined 27.9°.
How many satellites did DM-F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).