Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Tempo 2
Launched
March 8, 1997
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
Tempo 2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 8, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 24th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,130th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Atlas IIA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Tempo 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 10, 1997, was 274 × 26,961 km inclined 25.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Atlas IIA flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 24th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,130th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tempo 2 · NORAD 24748 · 1997-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TEMPO 2
- Object ID
- 1997-011A
- Epoch
- 1997-03-10 13:10:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.07210957 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6675505
- Inclination
- 25.259°
- Ascending node
- 78.7984°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.7222°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.3422°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.0057078
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Tempo 2 · NORAD 24748
Centaur AC-128 · re-entered November 19, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Tempo 1 and 2 satellites can transmit more than 200 channels of high-fidelity broadcast programming to cable companies and home dishes. Tempo has twice the power and capacity of comparable satellites. It features 32 high-powered Ku-band transponders at 115 Watts, switchable to 16 transpondersders at 220 Watts. Total on-board transmitter power totals 3500 Watts.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 527th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Tempo 2 launch?
Tempo 2 launched on March 8, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tempo 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tempo 2?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did Tempo 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Tempo 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Tempo 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 10, 1997, was 274 × 26,961 km inclined 25.3°.
How many satellites did Tempo 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).