Skip to content
SatelliteIndex

Launch · COSPAR 1978-116 · 16 Dec 1978

ANIK B1 (TELESAT 4)

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

Open in explorer →

Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ANIK B1 (TELESAT 4)Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)111531978-116AUnknownGEO35,835 / 35,995 km9.36°on orbitTelesat

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B(1)111541978-116BDecayedLEO131 / 264 km28.34°23 Apr 1979—
DELTA 1 R/B(2)139151978-116CDecayedLEO124 / 251 km26.90°23 Dec 1987—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-116
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
16 Dec 1978
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKXR

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-116; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.