United States Air ForceDelta 2910Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landsat 2
Launched
January 22, 1975
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Landsat 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2910 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 22, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 630th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,655th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 2910 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Landsat 2, one of 209 catalogued objects, reached a 918 × 931 km orbit inclined 99.0°. 209 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2910 · United States Air ForceLandsat
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 2910 flightUnited States Air Force's 630th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,655th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Landsat 2 · NORAD 7615 · 1975-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 209 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LANDSAT 2
- Object ID
- 1975-004A
- Epoch
- 1975-01-22 18:57:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.93170172 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009345
- Inclination
- 99.0399°
- Ascending node
- 84.3854°
- Arg. of perigee
- 325.0885°
- Mean anomaly
- 34.9612°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
209 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 207 debris; 32 still in orbit
- Landsat 2 · NORAD 7615
Delta 107 · broke up February 5, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 422nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Landsat 2 launch?
Landsat 2 launched on January 22, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Landsat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Landsat 2?
Delta 2910, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2910 spec sheet
Where did Landsat 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Landsat 2 reach?
Landsat 2, one of 209 catalogued objects, reached a 918 × 931 km orbit inclined 99.0°.
How many satellites did Landsat 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Landsat 2 part of?
Landsat. About Landsat