United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Symphonie 2
Launched
August 27, 1975
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Symphonie 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 27, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 646th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,732nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta 2914 flight and the 3rd this year. 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 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Delta 2914 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 646th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,732nd orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Symphonie 2 · NORAD 8132 · in orbit
Delta 114 · re-entered July 14, 2013
Delta 114 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French-German geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
53rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 298th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Symphonie 2 launch?
Symphonie 2 launched on August 27, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Symphonie 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Symphonie 2?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Symphonie 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Symphonie 2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Symphonie 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).