United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-8Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 1R2
Launched
February 19, 1994
Summary
Galaxy 1R2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-8 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 19, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 937th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,882nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 7925-8 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 1R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,939 × 37,303 km orbit inclined 25.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-8 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 7925-8 flightUnited States Air Force's 937th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,882nd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 1R · NORAD 23016 · 1994-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 1R
- Object ID
- 1994-013A
- Epoch
- 1994-02-20 01:05:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01339241 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6485568
- Inclination
- 25.1382°
- Ascending node
- 321.0886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.6468°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.7356°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 1R · NORAD 23016
Delta 225 · re-entered April 18, 1994
Delta 225 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
98th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 480th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
116 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 1R2 launch?
Galaxy 1R2 launched on February 19, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 1R2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 1R2?
Delta II 7925-8, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-8 spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 1R2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 1R2 reach?
Galaxy 1R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 2,939 × 37,303 km orbit inclined 25.1°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 1R2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).