United States Air ForceDelta 1410Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Geos 3
Launched
April 9, 1975
Image: NASA
Summary
Geos 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 1410 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 9, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 634th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,680th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 1410 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Geos 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 851 km orbit inclined 115.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 1410 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 1410 flightUnited States Air Force's 634th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,680th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Geos 3 · NORAD 7734 · 1975-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GEOS 3
- Object ID
- 1975-027A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-10 01:01:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.15762559 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005113
- Inclination
- 114.9649°
- Ascending node
- 239.1529°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.6953°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.3572°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; 5 still in orbit
- Geos 3 · NORAD 7734 · in orbit
Delta 109 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geodetic research satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 424th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Geos 3 launch?
Geos 3 launched on April 9, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Geos 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geos 3?
Delta 1410, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 1410 spec sheet
Where did Geos 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Geos 3 reach?
Geos 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 843 × 851 km orbit inclined 115.0°.
How many satellites did Geos 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).