SATCOM 3

11635
Spacetrack Directory Number
1979-12-07
Orbit launches


Satellite information SATCOM 3

Spacetrack Directory Name SATCOM 3
Orbit launches 1979-12-07
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 8322 km
Apogee 35486 km

Additional information SATCOM 3

SATCOM 3, 11635 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Dec 1979 UTC via a DELTA 3914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite SATCOM 3 Date of exalting 07.12.1979y.


Update time: 2026-04-30 04:10:46
SATCOM 3 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1979-12-07