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Launch · COSPAR 1973-023 · 20 Apr 1973

ANIK A2 (TELESAT 2)

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

3

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

2

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 3

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ANIK A2 (TELESAT 2)Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)64371973-023AUnknownGEO35,883 / 35,959 km6.74°on orbitTelesat

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B(1)64381973-023BDecayedLEO169 / 310 km29.44°18 Oct 1975—
DELTA 1 R/B(2)139391973-023CDecayedLEO119 / 366 km26.17°28 May 1990—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1973-023
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
20 Apr 1973
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8GY

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1973-023; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.