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United States Air ForceDelta 0900Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landsat 1
Launched
July 23, 1972
Summary
Landsat 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 0900 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 23, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 579th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,369th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 0900 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ERTS 1, one of 246 catalogued objects, reached a 904 × 923 km orbit inclined 99.1°. 246 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 0900 · United States Air ForceLandsat
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 0900 flightUnited States Air Force's 579th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,369th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ERTS 1 · NORAD 6126 · 1972-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 246 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)
- Object ID
- 1972-058A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-23 22:33:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.96473865 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00132
- Inclination
- 99.1201°
- Ascending node
- 267.287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.5106°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.4556°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
246 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 244 debris; 38 still in orbit
- ERTS 1 · NORAD 6126
Delta 89 · broke up May 22, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 386th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
590 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Landsat 1 launch?
Landsat 1 launched on July 23, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Landsat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Landsat 1?
Delta 0900, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 0900 spec sheet
Where did Landsat 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Landsat 1 reach?
ERTS 1, one of 246 catalogued objects, reached a 904 × 923 km orbit inclined 99.1°.
How many satellites did Landsat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Landsat 1 part of?
Landsat. About Landsat