Satellites

Payload

SATCOM 2

activePayloadGEO

SATCOM 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 26, 1976 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 26, 1976 at 10:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta 3914
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Satcom 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,494 km
Periapsis
36,017 km
Inclination
8.93°
Orbital period
1460.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
458.87 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1976-029A
NORAD catalog №
8774
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.9282 m²
Status
active