Delta 3914 | Satcom 3

Launch information

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Mission description

First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Delta 3914 | Satcom 3’.

Launch image Delta 3914 | Satcom 3

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 7, 1979, 1:35 a.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Satcom 3 (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Delta 3914

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Delta 3914 | Satcom 3’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
11635 SATCOM 3 OTHER 8.31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Delta 3914 | Satcom 3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2268

To this date

Location Launch

#363

To this date

Pad Launch

#68

To this date

Agency Launch

#749

To this date

Orbital Launch

#105

Year 1979

Location Launch

#8

Year 1979

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1979

Agency Launch

#13

Year 1979

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