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United States Air ForceDelta 3924Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 1R
Launched
April 11, 1983
Summary
Satcom 1R launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3924 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 11, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 799th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 3924 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom 1R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 36,072 km orbit inclined 24.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3924 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta 3924 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 799th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,677th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom 1R · NORAD 13984 · 1983-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SATCOM 1R
- Object ID
- 1983-030A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-11 17:57:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26268792 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7317461
- Inclination
- 24.0994°
- Ascending node
- 358.7584°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1533°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.0258°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Satcom 1R · NORAD 13984 · in orbit
Delta 167 · re-entered October 18, 2001
Delta 167 Stage 3 · re-entered October 27, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 389th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
165 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 1R launch?
Satcom 1R launched on April 11, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 1R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 1R?
Delta 3924, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3924 spec sheet
Where did Satcom 1R launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom 1R reach?
Satcom 1R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 36,072 km orbit inclined 24.1°.
How many satellites did Satcom 1R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).