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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

NATO 3D

Launched

November 14, 1984

Launch Successful

Summary

NATO 3D launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 14, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 827th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,890th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Delta 3914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NATO 3D, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 417 × 36,425 km orbit inclined 22.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Delta 3914 · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
11th Delta 3914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 827th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,890th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

22.9°Inclination
417 × 36425 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
647.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
243.9°Ascending node
15311 d agoElement epoch1984-11-14 07:41 UTC · stale

NATO 3D · NORAD 15391 · 1984-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

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Object
NATO 3D
Object ID
1984-115A
Epoch
1984-11-14 07:41:46 UTC
Mean motion
2.224 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7261956
Inclination
22.8749°
Ascending node
243.8749°
Arg. of perigee
159.5085°
Mean anomaly
227.378°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0.000099999

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 3 still in orbit

  • NATO 3D · NORAD 15391 · in orbit

Delta 177 · in orbit

Delta 177 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 17A

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

83rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 401st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

89 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did NATO 3D launch?

NATO 3D launched on November 14, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch NATO 3D?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched NATO 3D?

Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet

Where did NATO 3D launch from?

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did NATO 3D reach?

NATO 3D, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 417 × 36,425 km orbit inclined 22.9°.

How many satellites did NATO 3D launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).