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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 1
Launched
December 13, 1975
Summary
Satcom 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 13, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 654th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,774th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 3914 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 3914 flightUnited States Air Force's 654th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,774th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Satcom 1 · NORAD 8476 · in orbit
Delta 118 · re-entered August 7, 1976
Delta 118 Stage 3 · re-entered November 10, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
54th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 303rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
108 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 1 launch?
Satcom 1 launched on December 13, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 1?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did Satcom 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Satcom 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Satcom 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).