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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Palapa B4
Launched
May 14, 1992
Summary
Palapa B4 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 14, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 908th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,716th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Delta II 7925 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Palapa B4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,814 × 36,822 km orbit inclined 22.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Delta II 7925 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 908th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,716th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Palapa B4 · NORAD 21964 · 1992-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PALAPA B4
- Object ID
- 1992-027A
- Epoch
- 1992-05-14 02:00:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04845892 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6492739
- Inclination
- 22.6168°
- Ascending node
- 57.2212°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.1919°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0661°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Palapa B4 · NORAD 21964 · in orbit
Delta 209 · in orbit
Delta 209 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indonesian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 454th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Palapa B4 launch?
Palapa B4 launched on May 14, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa B4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa B4?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Palapa B4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Palapa B4 reach?
Palapa B4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,814 × 36,822 km orbit inclined 22.6°.
How many satellites did Palapa B4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).