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United States Air ForceDelta 3924Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 2R
Launched
September 8, 1983
Summary
Satcom 2R launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3924 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 8, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 811th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,741st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta 3924 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom 2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 36,380 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
- 3rd Delta 3924 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 811th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,741st orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom 2R · NORAD 14328 · 1983-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SATCOM 2R
- Object ID
- 1983-094A
- Epoch
- 1983-09-08 18:08:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.23895193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7320953
- Inclination
- 24.1199°
- Ascending node
- 149.862°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0612°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.5596°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Satcom 2R · NORAD 14328 · in orbit
Delta 172 · re-entered April 16, 1999
Delta 172 Stage 3 · re-entered May 21, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 394th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 2R launch?
Satcom 2R launched on September 8, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 2R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 2R?
Delta 3924, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3924 spec sheet
Where did Satcom 2R launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom 2R reach?
Satcom 2R, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 36,380 km orbit inclined 24.1°.
How many satellites did Satcom 2R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).