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United States Air ForceDelta 3920Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landsat 5
Launched
March 1, 1984
Summary
Landsat 5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 1, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 816th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,796th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 3920 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Landsat 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 691 × 705 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 2nd Delta 3920 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 816th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,796th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Landsat 5 · NORAD 14780 · 1984-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LANDSAT 5
- Object ID
- 1984-021A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-01 20:38:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.60733302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010367
- Inclination
- 98.2563°
- Ascending node
- 124.3184°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.0402°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.9606°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Landsat 5 · NORAD 14780
- UoSAT-OSCAR-11 · NORAD 14781 · in orbit
Delta 174 · re-entered January 21, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth resources monitoring satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 510th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
280 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Landsat 5 launch?
Landsat 5 launched on March 1, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Landsat 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Landsat 5?
Delta 3920, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920 spec sheet
Where did Landsat 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Landsat 5 reach?
Landsat 5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 691 × 705 km orbit inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did Landsat 5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Landsat 5 part of?
Landsat. About Landsat