Success
Marcopolo 1
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Delta 4925-8
Direct-GEOorbit
British geostationary communications satellite
Sunday, August 27, 1989 at 10:59 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#3,442
USAF Mission
#870
Pad Launch
#78
Location Launch
#421
Designator
1989-067
Launch Window
NET
Aug 27, 1989, 10:59 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta 4925-8 Specs
The Delta 4000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct two orbital launches in 1989 and 1990. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets.
Length
34 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
200 t
Thrust
3,468 kN
LEO Capacity
3,400 kg
GTO Capacity
1,200 kg
Launch Cost
$34M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1989
Fastest Turnaround
9mo 18d
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Aug 27, 1989
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
Aug 27, 1989, 6:59 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778