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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Exosat
Launched
May 26, 1983
Summary
Exosat launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 26, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 803rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,698th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Delta 3914 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Exosat, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 348 × 191,892 km orbit inclined 72.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 10th Delta 3914 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 803rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,698th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Exosat · NORAD 14095 · 1983-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXOSAT
- Object ID
- 1983-051A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-26 16:42:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.26459006 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.9344429
- Inclination
- 72.5013°
- Ascending node
- 184.7853°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.044°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.9835°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Exosat · NORAD 14095 · left Earth orbit May 27, 1983
Delta 169 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European astronomy satellite designed dedicated to X-ray observations
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 502nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Exosat launch?
Exosat launched on May 26, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Exosat?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Exosat?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did Exosat launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Exosat reach?
Exosat, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 348 × 191,892 km orbit inclined 72.5°.
How many satellites did Exosat launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).