United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NATO 3A
Launched
April 22, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
NATO 3A launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 22, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 663rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,819th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Delta 2914 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 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
- 11th Delta 2914 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 663rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,819th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- NATO 3A · NORAD 8808 · in orbit
Delta 122 · re-entered May 30, 1976
Delta 122 Stage 3 · re-entered October 18, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
56th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 311th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NATO 3A launch?
NATO 3A launched on April 22, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NATO 3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NATO 3A?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did NATO 3A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NATO 3A going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NATO 3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).