United States Air ForceDelta 2313Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Skynet IIB
Launched
November 23, 1974
Image: NASA
Summary
Skynet IIB launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2313 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 23, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 628th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,639th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 2313 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 5 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
- 2nd Delta 2313 flightUnited States Air Force's 628th launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,639th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Skynet IIB · NORAD 7547 · in orbit
Delta 105 · re-entered December 8, 1989
Delta 105 Stage 3 · re-entered July 18, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
British military communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 5th this year · 287th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skynet IIB launch?
Skynet IIB launched on November 23, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet IIB?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Skynet IIB?
Delta 2313, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2313 spec sheet
Where did Skynet IIB launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Skynet IIB going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Skynet IIB launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).