United States Air ForceThor Delta BSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Telstar 2
Launched
May 7, 1963
Image: NASA
Summary
Telstar 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta B from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 7, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 139th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 244th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor Delta B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Telstar 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 982 × 10,807 km orbit inclined 42.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor Delta B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 139th launch13th this yearhumanity's 244th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 2 · NORAD 573 · 1963-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELSTAR 2 (A-41)
- Object ID
- 1963-013A
- Epoch
- 1963-05-08 12:28:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 6.39096801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4004859
- Inclination
- 42.7349°
- Ascending node
- 184.0328°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.0417°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.8454°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Telstar 2 · NORAD 573 · in orbit
Delta 18 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 98th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Telstar 2 launch?
Telstar 2 launched on May 7, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 2?
Thor Delta B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta B spec sheet
Where did Telstar 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Telstar 2 reach?
Telstar 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 982 × 10,807 km orbit inclined 42.7°.
How many satellites did Telstar 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).