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United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Symphonie 1

Launched

December 19, 1974

Launch Successful

Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center

Summary

Symphonie 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 19, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 629th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,646th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta 2914 flight. 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
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
4th Delta 2914 flightUnited States Air Force's 629th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,646th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 2 still in orbit

  • Symphonie 1 · NORAD 7578 · in orbit

Delta 106 · re-entered April 19, 1978

Delta 106 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

French-German geostationary communications satellite

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 17B

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

48th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 6th this year · 289th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

26 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Symphonie 1 launch?

Symphonie 1 launched on December 19, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Symphonie 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Symphonie 1?

Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet

Where did Symphonie 1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit was Symphonie 1 going to?

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.

How many satellites did Symphonie 1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).