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Launch · COSPAR 1978-098 · 24 Oct 1978

NIMBUS 7

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

2

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NIMBUS 7110801978-098AUnknownLEO941 / 955 km99.45°on orbit—
CAMEO & DELTA 1 R/B110811978-098BUnknownLEO922 / 963 km99.42°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 DEB186051978-098CDecayedLEO512 / 559 km98.69°20 Oct 1988—
DELTA 1 DEB362951978-098DDecayedLEO314 / 489 km98.35°18 Feb 2010—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-098
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
24 Oct 1978
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKX6

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-098; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

NIMBUS 7 — Launch 1978-098, 24 Oct 1978 | SatelliteIndex