United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Meteosat 1
Launched
November 23, 1977
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Meteosat 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 23, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 701st launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,028th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Delta 2914 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Meteosat 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,702 × 36,856 km orbit inclined 0.8°. 4 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
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Delta 2914 flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 701st launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,028th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteosat 1 · NORAD 10489 · 1977-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOSAT 1
- Object ID
- 1977-108A
- Epoch
- 1977-11-23 18:19:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98565578 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.01353
- Inclination
- 0.756°
- Ascending node
- 230.4°
- Arg. of perigee
- 237.779°
- Mean anomaly
- 156.6587°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Meteosat 1 · NORAD 10489 · in orbit
Delta 136 · in orbit
Delta 136 Stage 3 · re-entered August 12, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 334th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Meteosat 1 launch?
Meteosat 1 launched on November 23, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteosat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteosat 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Meteosat 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Meteosat 1 reach?
Meteosat 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 35,702 × 36,856 km orbit inclined 0.8°.
How many satellites did Meteosat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).