United States Air ForceSM-65F Atlas576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
LOADS 2
Launched
August 7, 1971
Summary
LOADS 2 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65F Atlas from 576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 7, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 553rd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,248th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th SM-65F Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of LOADS II, one of 14 catalogued objects, from August 9, 1971, was 136 × 1,857 km inclined 92.0°. 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 9 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65F Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th SM-65F Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 553rd launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,248th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
LOADS II · NORAD 5382 · 1971-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-067C
- Epoch
- 1971-08-09 09:35:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72902142 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1168038
- Inclination
- 92.0033°
- Ascending node
- 16.4525°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.9315°
- Mean anomaly
- 196.5072°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 34
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 9 payloads, 5 components; 4 still in orbit
- LOADS II · NORAD 5382 · re-entered January 31, 1972
- RTDS · NORAD 5383 · re-entered September 19, 1971
- OV1-20 · NORAD 5394 · re-entered August 29, 1971
- AVL-802 Mylar Sphere · NORAD 5396 · re-entered June 11, 1972
- OV1-21 · NORAD 5397 · in orbit
- LCS 4 · NORAD 5398 · in orbit
- AVL-802 Grid Sphere 7-2 · NORAD 5401 · re-entered March 18, 1979
- AVL-802 Grid Sphere 7-1 · NORAD 5406 · re-entered November 2, 1979
- AVL-802 Rigid Sphere · NORAD 5410 · re-entered September 1, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-density satellite designed to obtain atmospheric density data at low altitudes.
Pad
576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4th launch from 576A2, 1st this year · 367th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
4 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did LOADS 2 launch?
LOADS 2 launched on August 7, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LOADS 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LOADS 2?
SM-65F Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65F Atlas spec sheet
Where did LOADS 2 launch from?
576A2, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did LOADS 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of LOADS II, one of 14 catalogued objects, from August 9, 1971, was 136 × 1,857 km inclined 92.0°.
How many satellites did LOADS 2 launch?
9 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).