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United States Air ForceDelta 3920/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 1
Launched
June 28, 1983
Summary
Galaxy 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 28, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 807th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,712th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 3920/PAM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 36,387 km orbit inclined 23.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3920/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta 3920/PAM flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 807th launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,712th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 1 · NORAD 14158 · 1983-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 1
- Object ID
- 1983-065A
- Epoch
- 1983-06-29 05:07:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.240062 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7329476
- Inclination
- 23.2654°
- Ascending node
- 80.9271°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8029°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.8449°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
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; 1 still in orbit
- Galaxy 1 · NORAD 14158 · in orbit
Delta 170 · re-entered August 11, 1983
Delta 170 PAM-D · re-entered July 17, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 392nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 1 launch?
Galaxy 1 launched on June 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 1?
Delta 3920/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920/PAM spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 1 reach?
Galaxy 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 36,387 km orbit inclined 23.3°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).