United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SMS 2
Launched
February 6, 1975
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
SMS 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 6, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 631st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,662nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 2914 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta 2914 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 631st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,662nd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- SMS 2 · NORAD 7648 · in orbit
Delta 108 · re-entered April 6, 1982
Delta 108 Stage 3 · re-entered December 6, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
49th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 290th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SMS 2 launch?
SMS 2 launched on February 6, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SMS 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SMS 2?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did SMS 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was SMS 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did SMS 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).