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United States Air ForceDelta 3920/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 3
Launched
September 21, 1984
Summary
Galaxy 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 21, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 825th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,876th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 3920/PAM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 705 × 36,987 km orbit inclined 21.3°. 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
- 5th Delta 3920/PAM flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 825th launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,876th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 3 · NORAD 15308 · 1984-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 3
- Object ID
- 1984-101A
- Epoch
- 1984-09-22 04:09:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.16806879 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.719406
- Inclination
- 21.3089°
- Ascending node
- 152.6973°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8103°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.9631°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 3 · NORAD 15308 · in orbit
Delta 176 · re-entered November 19, 1984
Delta 176 PAM-D · re-entered June 12, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
73rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 400th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
378 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 3 launch?
Galaxy 3 launched on September 21, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 3?
Delta 3920/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920/PAM spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 3 reach?
Galaxy 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 705 × 36,987 km orbit inclined 21.3°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).