Science and Engineering Research CouncilScout D-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Miranda
Launched
March 9, 1974
Image: NASA
Summary
Miranda launched on a Science and Engineering Research Council Scout D-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 9, 1974. It was Science and Engineering Research Council's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,552nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Scout D-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Miranda, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 711 × 932 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout D-1 · Science and Engineering Research Council
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Scout D-1 flight · 2nd this yearScience and Engineering Research Council's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,552nd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Miranda · NORAD 7213 · 1974-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIRANDA (X-4)
- Object ID
- 1974-013A
- Epoch
- 1974-03-09 05:08:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.23222065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0153769
- Inclination
- 97.8394°
- Ascending node
- 257.2066°
- Arg. of perigee
- 203.6883°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.7116°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Miranda · NORAD 7213 · in orbit
Scout S188C Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 410th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
130 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Miranda launch?
Miranda launched on March 9, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Miranda?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Miranda?
Scout D-1, flown by Science and Engineering Research Council. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did Miranda launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Miranda reach?
Miranda, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 711 × 932 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Miranda launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).