Success
NATO 3B
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 2914
Direct-GEOorbit
Military communications satellite providing links between officials of the various NATO nations.
Friday, January 28, 1977 at 12:50 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,920
USAF Mission
#681
Pad Launch
#59
Location Launch
#318
Designator
1977-005
Launch Window
NET
Jan 28, 1977, 12:50 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 2914 Specs
The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Length
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
130 t
Thrust
2,287 kN
LEO Capacity
724 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1974
Fastest Turnaround
21d 23h
Total Launches
30
Successful
28
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
13
Maiden flight: Apr 13, 1974
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
Jan 27, 1977, 7:50 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778