Success
SBS 2
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 3910/PAM
Direct-GEOorbit
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
Thursday, September 24, 1981 at 11:09 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,489
USAF Mission
#775
Pad Launch
#73
Location Launch
#375
Designator
1981-096
Launch Window
NET
Sep 24, 1981, 11:09 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 3910/PAM Specs
The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. 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
191 t
Thrust
3,188 kN
LEO Capacity
1,087 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1980
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 10d
Total Launches
7
Successful
7
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Nov 15, 1980
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
Sep 24, 1981, 7:09 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778