United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Palapa A1
Launched
July 8, 1976
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Palapa A1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 8, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 672nd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,851st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Delta 2914 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 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
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Delta 2914 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 672nd launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,851st orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Palapa A1 · NORAD 9009 · in orbit
Delta 125 · re-entered July 10, 1976
Delta 125 Stage 3 · re-entered December 6, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesia communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 315th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Palapa A1 launch?
Palapa A1 launched on July 8, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa A1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa A1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Palapa A1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Palapa A1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Palapa A1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).