United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Marisat 3
Launched
October 14, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Marisat 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 14, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 679th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,887th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Delta 2914 flight and the 6th 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
- 14th Delta 2914 flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 679th launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,887th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Marisat 102 · NORAD 9478 · in orbit
Delta 127 · re-entered November 15, 1976
Delta 127 Stage 3 · re-entered May 12, 1977
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
58th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 317th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Marisat 3 launch?
Marisat 3 launched on October 14, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Marisat 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Marisat 3?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Marisat 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Marisat 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Marisat 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).