United States Air ForceDelta 2913Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Lageos 1
Launched
May 4, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Lageos 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2913 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 4, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 665th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,823rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 2913 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2913 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta 2913 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 665th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,823rd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Lageos · NORAD 8820 · in orbit
Delta 123 Stage 3 · re-entered September 22, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High density geodesy research satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
37th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 439th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
210 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Lageos 1 launch?
Lageos 1 launched on May 4, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Lageos 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Lageos 1?
Delta 2913, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2913 spec sheet
Where did Lageos 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Lageos 1 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Lageos 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).