United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Marisat 1
Launched
February 19, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Marisat 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 19, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 659th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,801st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Delta 2914 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Delta 2914 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 659th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,801st orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Marisat 101 · NORAD 8697 · in orbit
Delta 120 · re-entered March 16, 1976
Delta 120 Stage 3 · re-entered November 27, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 308th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Marisat 1 launch?
Marisat 1 launched on February 19, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Marisat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Marisat 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Marisat 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Marisat 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Marisat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).