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United States Air ForceDelta 3910/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Insat 1A
Launched
April 10, 1982
Summary
Insat 1A launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3910/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 10, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 786th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,549th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta 3910/PAM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Insat 1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 36,005 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3910/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Delta 3910/PAM flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 786th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,549th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 1A · NORAD 13129 · 1982-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INSAT 1A
- Object ID
- 1982-031A
- Epoch
- 1982-04-10 02:00:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26935709 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7324097
- Inclination
- 28.3998°
- Ascending node
- 108.7537°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8506°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.2379°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Insat 1A · NORAD 13129 · in orbit
Delta 161 PAM-D · re-entered April 18, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
77th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 383rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Insat 1A launch?
Insat 1A launched on April 10, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Insat 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Insat 1A?
Delta 3910/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3910/PAM spec sheet
Where did Insat 1A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Insat 1A reach?
Insat 1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 36,005 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did Insat 1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).