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Launch · COSPAR 1979-101 · 07 Dec 1979

SATCOM 3

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

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

29

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

28

Decayed

1

3% 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 · 29

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SATCOM 3116351979-101AUnknownHEO8,273 / 35,536 km8.93°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 1 R/B(1)116361979-101BInactiveOTHER583 / 2,591 km28.22°on orbit—
DELTA 1 R/B(2)116371979-101CDecayedOTHER126 / 4,600 km23.39°28 Mar 1981—

Debris Debris · 26

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SATCOM 3 DEB499561979-101AAInactiveHEO7,690 / 36,807 km8.11°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB499571979-101ABInactiveHEO8,299 / 35,622 km8.72°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB499581979-101ACInactiveHEO9,675 / 36,202 km11.26°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB499591979-101ADInactiveHEO8,546 / 35,640 km7.23°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB499601979-101AEInactiveHEO7,031 / 35,875 km8.77°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB290011979-101DInactiveHEO8,129 / 35,638 km10.09°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB290021979-101EInactiveHEO8,304 / 35,639 km8.70°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB290031979-101FInactiveHEO7,996 / 35,654 km9.36°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB290041979-101GInactiveHEO8,209 / 35,872 km8.48°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB311381979-101HInactiveHEO7,965 / 35,736 km9.27°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329831979-101JInactiveHEO8,297 / 35,557 km9.95°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329841979-101KInactiveHEO8,183 / 35,603 km9.76°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329851979-101LInactiveHEO8,593 / 35,603 km7.96°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329861979-101MInactiveHEO8,268 / 35,513 km8.89°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329871979-101NInactiveHEO7,887 / 35,727 km10.17°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329881979-101PInactiveHEO8,395 / 35,696 km10.46°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329891979-101QInactiveMEO8,211 / 34,952 km9.93°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329901979-101RInactiveHEO7,806 / 36,185 km7.27°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329911979-101SInactiveHEO8,999 / 35,378 km8.68°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329921979-101TInactiveHEO8,986 / 35,719 km12.93°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB329931979-101UInactiveHEO8,866 / 35,176 km7.23°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB386861979-101VInactiveHEO8,152 / 35,720 km7.05°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB386871979-101WInactiveHEO8,571 / 35,690 km7.55°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB386881979-101XInactiveHEO8,049 / 36,193 km8.26°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB386891979-101YInactiveHEO8,501 / 35,625 km7.75°on orbit—
SATCOM 3 DEB499551979-101ZInactiveHEO8,370 / 35,590 km8.35°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1979-101
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
07 Dec 1979
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95Q1

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1979-101; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

SATCOM 3 — Launch 1979-101, 07 Dec 1979 | SatelliteIndex