United States Air ForceDelta 2313Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Skynet IIA
Launched
January 19, 1974
Image: NASA
Summary
Skynet IIA launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2313 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 19, 1974. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 613th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,540th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 2313 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2313 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 2313 flightUnited States Air Force's 613th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,540th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Skynet IIA · NORAD 7096 · re-entered January 25, 1974
Delta 100 · re-entered January 20, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
British military communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 280th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skynet IIA launch?
Skynet IIA launched on January 19, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet IIA?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Skynet IIA?
Delta 2313, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2313 spec sheet
Where did Skynet IIA launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Skynet IIA going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Skynet IIA launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).