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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 2
Launched
March 26, 1976
Summary
Satcom 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 26, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 662nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,813th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 3914 flight and the 1st this year. 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
- 2nd Delta 3914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 662nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,813th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Satcom 2 · NORAD 8774 · in orbit
Delta 121 · re-entered December 2, 1976
Delta 121 Stage 3 · re-entered June 28, 1978
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
55th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 310th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 2 launch?
Satcom 2 launched on March 26, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 2?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did Satcom 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Satcom 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Satcom 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).