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United States Air ForceDelta 3920/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Telstar 301
Launched
July 28, 1983
Summary
Telstar 301 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 28, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 809th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,724th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta 3920/PAM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telstar 301, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,120 × 37,267 km orbit inclined 0.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3920/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta 3920/PAM flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 809th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,724th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 301 · NORAD 14234 · 1983-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARABSAT 1DR (TELSTAR 3A)
- Object ID
- 1983-077A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-29 08:30:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0245151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0498973
- Inclination
- 0.4712°
- Ascending node
- 279.9204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 6.343°
- Mean anomaly
- 68.3294°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- Telstar 301 · NORAD 14234
Delta 171 · re-entered September 28, 1983
Delta 171 PAM-D · re-entered September 14, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
80th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 393rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Telstar 301 launch?
Telstar 301 launched on July 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 301?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 301?
Delta 3920/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920/PAM spec sheet
Where did Telstar 301 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Telstar 301 reach?
Telstar 301, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,120 × 37,267 km orbit inclined 0.5°.
How many satellites did Telstar 301 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).