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United States Air ForceScout D-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

TIP 2

Launched

October 12, 1975

Launch Successful

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

90.7°Inclination
367 × 710 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
95.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
180.1°Ascending node
18632 d agoElement epoch1975-10-12 09:15 UTC · stale

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

Map of Space Launch Complex 5

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).