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Delta 2914 | SCATHA

January 30, 1979 at 9:42 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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January 30, 1979 at 9:42 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Delta 2914
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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

Experimental satellite designed to explore the effects of spacecraft charging at high altitudes

Vehicle

Delta 2914

Delta · 2914

Height

35 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

724 kg

Successful launches

28

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Delta 2914 | Westar 3

August 10, 1979 at 12:20 AM UTC

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Delta 2914 | NATO 3C

November 19, 1978 at 12:46 AM UTC

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Delta 2914 | ISEE 3

August 12, 1978 at 3:12 PM UTC

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Delta 2914 | Geos 2

July 14, 1978 at 10:43 AM UTC

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Delta 2914 | GOES 3

June 16, 1978 at 10:49 AM UTC