United States Air ForceScout D-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
TIP 3
Launched
September 1, 1976
Image: NASA
Summary
TIP 3 launched on an United States Air Force Scout D-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 1, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 676th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,874th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Scout D-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). TIP 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 349 × 795 km orbit inclined 90.3°. 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
- 11th Scout D-1 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 676th launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,874th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TIP 3 · NORAD 9403 · 1976-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIP 3
- Object ID
- 1976-089A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-01 23:50:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00680447 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0321186
- Inclination
- 90.3029°
- Ascending node
- 359.6728°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.3569°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.8461°
- 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 3 · NORAD 9403 · re-entered May 30, 1981
Scout S197C Stage 4 · re-entered June 29, 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
51st launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 445th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TIP 3 launch?
TIP 3 launched on September 1, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TIP 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TIP 3?
Scout D-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did TIP 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did TIP 3 reach?
TIP 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 349 × 795 km orbit inclined 90.3°.
How many satellites did TIP 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).