United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Geos 2
Launched
July 14, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Geos 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 14, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 725th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,118th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Delta 2914 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Geos 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 35,543 km orbit inclined 25.8°. 3 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
- Astrophysics · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Delta 2914 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 725th launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,118th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Geos 2 · NORAD 10981 · 1978-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GEOS 2
- Object ID
- 1978-071A
- Epoch
- 1978-07-14 17:39:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29867005 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728244
- Inclination
- 25.8469°
- Ascending node
- 272.2603°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.6965°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.9357°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Geos 2 · NORAD 10981 · in orbit
Delta 143 · re-entered December 11, 1978
Delta 143 Stage 3 · re-entered October 19, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European geostationary research satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 349th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Geos 2 launch?
Geos 2 launched on July 14, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geos 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geos 2?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Geos 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Geos 2 reach?
Geos 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 35,543 km orbit inclined 25.8°.
How many satellites did Geos 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).