United States Air ForceDelta 2910Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landsat 3
Launched
March 5, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Landsat 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2910 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 5, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 710th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,071st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 2910 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Landsat 3, one of 251 catalogued objects, reached a 905 × 924 km orbit inclined 99.1°. 251 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 5th Delta 2910 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 710th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,071st orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Landsat 3 · NORAD 10702 · 1978-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 251 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LANDSAT 3
- Object ID
- 1978-026A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-05 18:55:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.96000767 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001286
- Inclination
- 99.1426°
- Ascending node
- 125.629°
- Arg. of perigee
- 307.0614°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.5288°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
251 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 248 debris; 144 still in orbit
- Landsat 3 · NORAD 10702
- AMSAT-OSCAR-8 · NORAD 10703 · in orbit
Delta 139 · broke up January 27, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 458th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
584 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Landsat 3 launch?
Landsat 3 launched on March 5, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Landsat 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Landsat 3?
Delta 2910, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2910 spec sheet
Where did Landsat 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Landsat 3 reach?
Landsat 3, one of 251 catalogued objects, reached a 905 × 924 km orbit inclined 99.1°.
How many satellites did Landsat 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Landsat 3 part of?
Landsat. About Landsat