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United States Air ForceDelta 3910/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom 3R
Launched
November 20, 1981
Summary
Satcom 3R launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3910/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 20, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 778th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,507th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta 3910/PAM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom 3R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 35,931 km orbit inclined 27.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3910/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta 3910/PAM flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 778th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,507th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom 3R · NORAD 12967 · 1981-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SATCOM 3R
- Object ID
- 1981-114A
- Epoch
- 1981-11-20 01:59:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2733469 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7314072
- Inclination
- 27.3998°
- Ascending node
- 257.7085°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1515°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.6809°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Satcom 3R · NORAD 12967 · in orbit
Delta 158 PAM-D · re-entered February 26, 1989
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
74th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 377th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom 3R launch?
Satcom 3R launched on November 20, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom 3R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom 3R?
Delta 3910/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3910/PAM spec sheet
Where did Satcom 3R launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom 3R reach?
Satcom 3R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 35,931 km orbit inclined 27.4°.
How many satellites did Satcom 3R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).