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United States Air ForceDelta 3920Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

VSE & VSE Target

Launched

September 5, 1986

Launch Successful

Summary

VSE & VSE Target launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3920 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 5, 1986. It was United States Air Force's 843rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,103rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta 3920 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). USA 19, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 773 km orbit inclined 39.1°. 18 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Delta 3920 · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
3rd Delta 3920 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 843rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,103rd orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

39.1°Inclination
218 × 773 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
36.0°Ascending node
14650 d agoElement epoch1986-09-06 07:51 UTC · stale

USA 19 · NORAD 16937 · 1986-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1986-069A
Epoch
1986-09-06 07:51:24 UTC
Mean motion
15.2579673 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0403935
Inclination
39.0737°
Ascending node
36.0205°
Arg. of perigee
16.2494°
Mean anomaly
329.9035°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
9
B*
0.000099999

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

18 catalogued: 2 payloads, 16 debris

  • USA 19 · NORAD 16937
  • Delta 180 Sensor Module · NORAD 16938 · re-entered November 25, 1986

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SDI test mission

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Map of Space Launch Complex 17B

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

74th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 407th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

713 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did VSE & VSE Target launch?

VSE & VSE Target launched on September 5, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch VSE & VSE Target?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched VSE & VSE Target?

Delta 3920, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3920 spec sheet

Where did VSE & VSE Target launch from?

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did VSE & VSE Target reach?

USA 19, one of 18 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 773 km orbit inclined 39.1°.

How many satellites did VSE & VSE Target launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).