United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Geos 1
Launched
April 20, 1977
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Geos 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 20, 1977. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 685th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,945th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Delta 2914 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 17th Delta 2914 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 685th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,945th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Geos 1 · NORAD 9931 · in orbit
Delta 130 · re-entered April 20, 1977
Delta 130 Stage 3 · re-entered December 17, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European geostationary scientific satellite. Did not reach the intended orbit
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 321st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
362 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Geos 1 launch?
Geos 1 launched on April 20, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geos 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geos 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Geos 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Geos 1 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Geos 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).