United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Marisat 2
Launched
June 10, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Marisat 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 10, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 669th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,837th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta 2914 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 6 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
- 12th Delta 2914 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 669th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,837th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Marisat 103 · NORAD 8882 · in orbit
Delta 124 · re-entered August 25, 1977
Delta 124 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 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
56th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 313th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Marisat 2 launch?
Marisat 2 launched on June 10, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Marisat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Marisat 2?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Marisat 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Marisat 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Marisat 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).