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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 9
Launched
May 24, 1996
Summary
Galaxy 9 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 24, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 966th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,076th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Delta II 7925 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,885 × 36,892 km orbit inclined 23.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Delta II 7925 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 966th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,076th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 9 · NORAD 23877 · 1996-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 9
- Object ID
- 1996-033A
- Epoch
- 1996-05-24 02:29:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.09990077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6794918
- Inclination
- 22.9759°
- Ascending node
- 75.6657°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.8478°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.106°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Galaxy 9 · NORAD 23877
Delta 236 · re-entered January 17, 2003
Delta 236 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
104th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 514th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 9 launch?
Galaxy 9 launched on May 24, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 9?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 9 reach?
Galaxy 9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,885 × 36,892 km orbit inclined 23.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).