United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Yuri 1
Launched
April 7, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Yuri 1 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 7, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 715th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,085th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Delta 2914 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Yuri, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,121 × 35,668 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 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
- 24th Delta 2914 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 715th launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,085th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yuri · NORAD 10792 · 1978-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- YURI (BSE)
- Object ID
- 1978-039A
- Epoch
- 1978-04-09 12:33:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01713035 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006547
- Inclination
- 0.0986°
- Ascending node
- 239.3572°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.1818°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.9621°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Yuri · NORAD 10792 · in orbit
Delta 140 · in orbit
Delta 140 Stage 3 · re-entered September 4, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation Japanese direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 343rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Yuri 1 launch?
Yuri 1 launched on April 7, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yuri 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yuri 1?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Yuri 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Yuri 1 reach?
Yuri, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,121 × 35,668 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Yuri 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).