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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Satcom C5
Launched
May 29, 1991
Summary
Satcom C5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 29, 1991. It was United States Air Force's 898th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,635th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta II 7925 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Satcom C5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,442 × 35,514 km orbit inclined 24.1°. 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
- 4th Delta II 7925 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 898th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,635th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satcom C5 · NORAD 21392 · 1991-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AURORA 2
- Object ID
- 1991-037A
- Epoch
- 1991-05-30 04:56:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.21632605 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6855695
- Inclination
- 24.1011°
- Ascending node
- 49.494°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.4714°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.766°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Satcom C5 · NORAD 21392 · in orbit
Delta 205 · in orbit
Delta 205 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
88th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 447th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Satcom C5 launch?
Satcom C5 launched on May 29, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Satcom C5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Satcom C5?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Satcom C5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Satcom C5 reach?
Satcom C5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,442 × 35,514 km orbit inclined 24.1°.
How many satellites did Satcom C5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).