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United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 1604
Ellipticalorbit
Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.
Friday, October 26, 1973 at 2:26 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,507
USAF Mission
#606
Pad Launch
#42
Location Launch
#277
Designator
1973-078
Launch Window
NET
Oct 26, 1973, 2:26 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 1604 Specs
The Delta 1000 series (also referred to as Straight-Eight) was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct eight orbital launches between 1972 and 1975. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Length
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
118 t
LEO Capacity
600 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1972
Fastest Turnaround
1y 1mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Sep 23, 1972
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Oct 25, 1973, 10:26 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778