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United States Air ForceDelta 3920Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landsat 4
Launched
July 16, 1982
Summary
Landsat 4 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 16, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 789th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 3920 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Landsat 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, from July 26, 1982, was 696 × 708 km inclined 98.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3920 · United States Air ForceLandsat
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 3920 flightUnited States Air Force's 789th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,592nd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Landsat 4 · NORAD 13367 · 1982-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LANDSAT 4
- Object ID
- 1982-072A
- Epoch
- 1982-07-26 00:53:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.59511432 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008683
- Inclination
- 98.2548°
- Ascending node
- 267.9891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 216.8111°
- Mean anomaly
- 134.6213°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 136
- B*
- 0.012691
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Landsat 4 · NORAD 13367
Delta 163 · re-entered July 12, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth resources monitoring satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
43rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 495th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
283 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Landsat 4 launch?
Landsat 4 launched on July 16, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Landsat 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Landsat 4?
Delta 3920, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920 spec sheet
Where did Landsat 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Landsat 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Landsat 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, from July 26, 1982, was 696 × 708 km inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did Landsat 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Landsat 4 part of?
Landsat. About Landsat