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United States Air ForceDelta 3920/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 2
Launched
September 22, 1983
Summary
Galaxy 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 22, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 812th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,745th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta 3920/PAM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 36,629 km orbit inclined 23.4°. 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
- 4th Delta 3920/PAM flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 812th launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,745th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 2 · NORAD 14365 · 1983-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 2
- Object ID
- 1983-098A
- Epoch
- 1983-09-22 17:19:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.22539178 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7351497
- Inclination
- 23.4°
- Ascending node
- 152.3504°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3553°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.8916°
- 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 2 · NORAD 14365 · in orbit
Delta 173 · re-entered October 30, 1983
Delta 173 PAM-D · re-entered December 31, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
81st launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 395th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 2 launch?
Galaxy 2 launched on September 22, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 2?
Delta 3920/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920/PAM spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 2 reach?
Galaxy 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 36,629 km orbit inclined 23.4°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).