United States Air ForceDelta II 6925-8Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Palapa B2R
Launched
April 13, 1990
Summary
Palapa B2R launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 6925-8 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 13, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 881st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,512th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta II 6925-8 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Palapa B2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 453 × 37,783 km orbit inclined 18.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 6925-8 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta II 6925-8 flightUnited States Air Force's 881st launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,512th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Palapa B2R · NORAD 20570 · 1990-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PALAPA B2R
- Object ID
- 1990-034A
- Epoch
- 1990-04-14 15:44:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.1334478 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7322905
- Inclination
- 17.9513°
- Ascending node
- 359.7903°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1126°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.1442°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Palapa B2R · NORAD 20570
Delta 194 · in orbit
Delta 194 Stage 3 · re-entered March 30, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
81st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 431st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Palapa B2R launch?
Palapa B2R launched on April 13, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa B2R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa B2R?
Delta II 6925-8, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 6925-8 spec sheet
Where did Palapa B2R launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Palapa B2R reach?
Palapa B2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 453 × 37,783 km orbit inclined 18.0°.
How many satellites did Palapa B2R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).