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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom C4
Launched
August 31, 1992
Summary
Satcom C4 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 31, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 914th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 3,747th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Delta II 7925 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom C4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,793 × 35,792 km orbit inclined 20.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Delta II 7925 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 914th launch11th this yearhumanity's 3,747th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom C4 · NORAD 22096 · 1992-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SATCOM C4
- Object ID
- 1992-057A
- Epoch
- 1992-08-31 11:56:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.17497972 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.675575
- Inclination
- 20.582°
- Ascending node
- 323.3995°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.6408°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.4147°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
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; 2 still in orbit
- Satcom C4 · NORAD 22096
Delta 213 · in orbit
Delta 213 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
93rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 5th this year · 461st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom C4 launch?
Satcom C4 launched on August 31, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom C4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom C4?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Satcom C4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom C4 reach?
Satcom C4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,793 × 35,792 km orbit inclined 20.6°.
How many satellites did Satcom C4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).