United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ISEE 3
Launched
August 12, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
ISEE 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 12, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 728th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,126th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Delta 2914 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric L1 (L1-point). 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 · Heliocentric L1 (L1-point)
- Milestone
- 27th Delta 2914 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 728th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,126th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- ISEE 3 · NORAD 11004 · left Earth orbit August 13, 1978
Delta 144 · re-entered October 23, 1978
Delta 144 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit August 13, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astrophysics research satellite. Initially in orbit around L1, then on a heliocentric orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 351st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ISEE 3 launch?
ISEE 3 launched on August 12, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ISEE 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ISEE 3?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did ISEE 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was ISEE 3 going to?
Heliocentric L1 (L1-point), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did ISEE 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).