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United States Air ForceDelta 3914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 3
Launched
December 7, 1979
Summary
Satcom 3 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 7, 1979. It was United States Air Force's 749th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,278th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta 3914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom 3, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 35,833 km orbit inclined 23.8°. 29 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
- 6th Delta 3914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 749th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,278th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom 3 · NORAD 11635 · 1979-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SATCOM 3
- Object ID
- 1979-101A
- Epoch
- 1979-12-07 07:23:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27874708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301467
- Inclination
- 23.7511°
- Ascending node
- 278.2611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.629°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.1998°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000009999
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
29 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 26 debris, 1 component; 27 still in orbit
- Satcom 3 · NORAD 11635 · in orbit
Delta 150 · re-entered April 9, 1980
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
68th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 363rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 3 launch?
Satcom 3 launched on December 7, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 3?
Delta 3914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3914 spec sheet
Where did Satcom 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom 3 reach?
Satcom 3, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 35,833 km orbit inclined 23.8°.
How many satellites did Satcom 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).