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Launch · COSPAR 1974-033 · 17 May 1974

SMS 1

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

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

4

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 · 6

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SMS 172981974-033AUnknownGEO36,197 / 36,319 km3.94°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(1)73001974-033BDecayedLEO157 / 215 km28.31°20 May 1974—
THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(2)73031974-033DDecayedLEO136 / 1,514 km24.39°04 Nov 1976—
SMS 1 AKM99981974-033FInactiveMEO30,806 / 32,881 km7.45°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB73011974-033CDecayedLEO161 / 220 km28.31°21 May 1974—
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB73041974-033EDecayedLEO161 / 212 km28.28°18 May 1974—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1974-033
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 May 1974
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYAEZ2JQ85EA7ZSHV4N

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1974-033; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

SMS 1 — Launch 1974-033, 17 May 1974 | SatelliteIndex