United States Air ForceDelta II 6925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Marcopolo 2
Launched
August 18, 1990
Summary
Marcopolo 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 18, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 887th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 3,554th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Delta II 6925 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Marcopolo 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,949 × 37,630 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 6925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Delta II 6925 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 887th launch11th this yearhumanity's 3,554th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Marcopolo 2 · NORAD 20762 · 1990-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- THOR 1 (MARCOPOLO 2)
- Object ID
- 1990-074A
- Epoch
- 1990-08-19 05:59:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00287372 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0436572
- Inclination
- 0.4343°
- Ascending node
- 201.1693°
- Arg. of perigee
- 136.1506°
- Mean anomaly
- 20.7658°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Marcopolo 2 · NORAD 20762
Delta 198 · in orbit
Delta 198 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
British geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 438th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Marcopolo 2 launch?
Marcopolo 2 launched on August 18, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Marcopolo 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Marcopolo 2?
Delta II 6925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925 spec sheet
Where did Marcopolo 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Marcopolo 2 reach?
Marcopolo 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,949 × 37,630 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Marcopolo 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).