United States Air ForceScout D-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TIP 2
Launched
October 12, 1975
Image: NASA
Summary
TIP 2 launched on an United States Air Force Scout D-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 12, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 650th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,754th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Scout D-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). TIP 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 367 × 710 km orbit inclined 90.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout D-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 9th Scout D-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 650th launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,754th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TIP 2 · NORAD 8361 · 1975-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIP 2
- Object ID
- 1975-099A
- Epoch
- 1975-10-12 09:15:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11506086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.024806
- Inclination
- 90.7287°
- Ascending node
- 180.0823°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9137°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.2138°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- TIP 2 · NORAD 8361 · re-entered May 26, 1991
Scout S195C Stage 4 · re-entered March 28, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Navigation satellite used as part of the Transit navigation system
Pad

Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 433rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
407 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TIP 2 launch?
TIP 2 launched on October 12, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TIP 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TIP 2?
Scout D-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did TIP 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did TIP 2 reach?
TIP 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 367 × 710 km orbit inclined 90.7°.
How many satellites did TIP 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
