United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hermes
Launched
January 17, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Hermes launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 17, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 656th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,787th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Delta 2914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hermes, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 35,643 km orbit inclined 27.2°. 6 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
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Delta 2914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 656th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,787th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hermes · NORAD 8585 · 1976-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CTS
- Object ID
- 1976-004A
- Epoch
- 1976-01-18 15:51:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29491934 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7304976
- Inclination
- 27.175°
- Ascending node
- 287.6394°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6042°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.8356°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Hermes · NORAD 8585 · in orbit
Delta 119 · re-entered February 14, 1976
Delta 119 Stage 3 · re-entered May 17, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
54th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 306th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hermes launch?
Hermes launched on January 17, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hermes?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hermes?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Hermes launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Hermes reach?
Hermes, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 35,643 km orbit inclined 27.2°.
How many satellites did Hermes launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).