United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Westar 1
Launched
April 13, 1974
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Westar 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 13, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 617th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,562nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta 2914 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta 2914 flightUnited States Air Force's 617th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,562nd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Westar 1 · NORAD 7250 · in orbit
Delta 101 · re-entered May 25, 1974
Delta 101 Stage 3 · re-entered November 25, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 282nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Westar 1 launch?
Westar 1 launched on April 13, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Westar 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Westar 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Westar 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Westar 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Westar 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).