United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Palapa A2
Launched
March 10, 1977
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Palapa A2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 10, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 683rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,934th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Delta 2914 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 6 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
- 16th Delta 2914 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 683rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,934th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Palapa A2 · NORAD 9862 · in orbit
Delta 129 Stage 3 · re-entered June 10, 2019
Delta 129 · re-entered December 17, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesia communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 320th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Palapa A2 launch?
Palapa A2 launched on March 10, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa A2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa A2?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Palapa A2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Palapa A2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Palapa A2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).