United States Air ForceAtlas F/Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Seasat 1
Launched
June 27, 1978 · 01:12 UTC
Image: NASA/JPL
Summary
Seasat 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas F/Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 27, 1978 at 01:12 UTC. It was United States Air Force's 723rd launch, 19th this year and humanity's 2,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas F/Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Seasat 1, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 782 × 806 km orbit inclined 108.0°. 22 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas F/Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas F/Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 723rd launch19th this yearhumanity's 2,111th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Seasat 1 · NORAD 10967 · 1978-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 22 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SEASAT 1
- Object ID
- 1978-064A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-28 10:06:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.3148222 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016257
- Inclination
- 108.0236°
- Ascending node
- 343.6148°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.4903°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.227°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
22 catalogued: 1 payload, 21 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Seasat 1 · NORAD 10967 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation radar satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
53rd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 464th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 26, 6:12 PM PDT, in daylight
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
200 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Seasat 1 launch?
Seasat 1 launched on June 27, 1978 at 01:12 UTC.
Where can I watch Seasat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Seasat 1?
Atlas F/Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas F/Agena D spec sheet
Where did Seasat 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 26, 6:12 PM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did Seasat 1 reach?
Seasat 1, one of 22 catalogued objects, reached a 782 × 806 km orbit inclined 108.0°.
How many satellites did Seasat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).