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United States Air ForceDelta 3910/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Westar 5
Launched
June 9, 1982
Summary
Westar 5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3910/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 9, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 788th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,577th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta 3910/PAM flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Westar 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 26.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3910/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Delta 3910/PAM flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 788th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,577th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Westar 5 · NORAD 13269 · 1982-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- WESTAR 5
- Object ID
- 1982-058A
- Epoch
- 1982-06-09 06:09:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2722182 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7305842
- Inclination
- 26.9245°
- Ascending node
- 75.2104°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.175°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.8993°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Westar 5 · NORAD 13269 · in orbit
Delta 162 PAM-D · re-entered March 22, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
78th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 384th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Westar 5 launch?
Westar 5 launched on June 9, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Westar 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Westar 5?
Delta 3910/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3910/PAM spec sheet
Where did Westar 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Westar 5 reach?
Westar 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 26.9°.
How many satellites did Westar 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).