United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NATO 3B
Launched
January 28, 1977
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
NATO 3B launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 28, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 681st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,920th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Delta 2914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 7 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
- 15th Delta 2914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 681st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,920th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- NATO 3B · NORAD 9785 · in orbit
Delta 128 · in orbit
Delta 128 Stage 3 · re-entered February 6, 1981
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 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 318th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NATO 3B launch?
NATO 3B launched on January 28, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NATO 3B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NATO 3B?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did NATO 3B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NATO 3B going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NATO 3B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).