Launch · COSPAR 1978-078 · 08 Aug 1978

PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS

Name: Launch 1978-078 — PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS
Start: 1978-08-08
Location: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

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

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

86% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

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Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 7

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Payload Payload · 5

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS	11001	1978-078A	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	09 Dec 1978	—
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 1	12103	1978-078D	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	09 Dec 1978	—
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 2	12104	1978-078E	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	09 Dec 1978	—
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 3	12105	1978-078F	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	09 Dec 1978	—
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 4	12106	1978-078G	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	09 Dec 1978	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(1)	11002	1978-078B	Decayed	OTHER	—	—	08 Aug 1978	—
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(2)	11003	1978-078C	Inactive	OTHER	—	—	on orbit	—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id: 1978-078
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC): 08 Aug 1978
Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code: AFETR
SatelliteIndex id: lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKWJ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-078; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.