United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES 3
Launched
June 16, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
GOES 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 16, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 722nd launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,109th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Delta 2914 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GOES 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,479 × 36,527 km orbit inclined 1.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air ForceGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Delta 2914 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 722nd launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,109th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 3 · NORAD 10953 · 1978-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GOES 3
- Object ID
- 1978-062A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-17 03:33:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99529425 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.012371
- Inclination
- 1.7835°
- Ascending node
- 265.0016°
- Arg. of perigee
- 164.1706°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.2276°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- GOES 3 · NORAD 10953 · in orbit
Delta 142 · in orbit
Delta 142 Stage 3 · re-entered August 20, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
64th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 347th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES 3 launch?
GOES 3 launched on June 16, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GOES 3?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did GOES 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES 3 reach?
GOES 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,479 × 36,527 km orbit inclined 1.8°.
How many satellites did GOES 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES 3 part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite