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Delta 3924
Part of Thor
American orbital launch vehicle. Four stage vehicle consisting of 9 x Castor 4A + 1 x ELT Thor/RS-27 + 1 x Delta K + 1 x Star 37E
Status: Retired 1987. First Launch: 1982-10-28. Last Launch: 1987-02-26. Number: 5 . Payload: 954 kg (2,103 lb). Thrust: 3,188.00 kN (716,690 lbf). Gross mass: 191,000 kg (421,000 lb). Height: 36.00 m (118.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 120,000 km (70,000 mi).
Payload: 954 kg (2,103 lb) to a GTO.
More at: Delta 3924.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
GOES,
AS 3000,
AMPTE.
Projects:
Satcom.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral,
Cape Canaveral LC17B,
Cape Canaveral LC17A.
Stages:
Delta Thor RS27,
Castor 4,
Delta K,
Star 37E.
Agency:
Douglas.
1982 October 28 - .
01:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 3924.
- RCA Satcom 5 - .
Payload: Aurora 1. Mass: 590 kg (1,300 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: RCA Alas.
Manufacturer: Lockheed.
Program: Satcom.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: AS 3000.
Completed Operations Date: 1992-09-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 13631 . COSPAR: 1982-105A. Apogee: 35,791 km (22,239 mi). Perigee: 35,782 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 8.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 143 deg W in 1982-1991; 105 deg W in 1992-2007..
1983 April 11 - .
21:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 3924.
- RCA Satcom 6 - .
Payload: Satcom 1R. Mass: 2,385 kg (5,258 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: RCA Amer.
Manufacturer: Lockheed.
Program: Satcom.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: AS 3000.
Completed Operations Date: 1992-12-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 13984 . COSPAR: 1983-030A. Apogee: 35,953 km (22,340 mi). Perigee: 35,851 km (22,276 mi). Inclination: 7.00 deg. Period: 1,442.00 min. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 139 deg W in 1983-1991; 131 deg W in 1991-1992 As of 5 September 2001 located at 148.59 deg W drifting at 1.499 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 90.26E drifting at 1.535W degrees per day..
1983 September 8 - .
22:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 3924.
- RCA Satcom 7 - .
Payload: Satcom 2R. Mass: 1,121 kg (2,471 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: RCA Amer.
Manufacturer: Lockheed.
Program: Satcom.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: AS 3000.
Completed Operations Date: 1995-03-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 14328 . COSPAR: 1983-094A. Apogee: 36,095 km (22,428 mi). Perigee: 35,963 km (22,346 mi). Inclination: 5.70 deg. Period: 1,448.50 min. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 72 deg W in 1983-1995 As of 4 September 2001 located at 143.00 deg E drifting at 3.084 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 40.27E drifting at 3.104W degrees per day..
1984 August 16 - .
14:48 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17A.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 3924.
- CCE-1 - .
Payload: Charge Composition Explorer 1. Mass: 242 kg (533 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: AMPTE.
USAF Sat Cat: 15199 . COSPAR: 1984-088A. Apogee: 49,671 km (30,864 mi). Perigee: 1,121 km (696 mi). Inclination: 4.80 deg. Period: 939.50 min. Charge Composition Explorer; detected tracer ions released into magnetosphere by IRM. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
- AMPTE 3 - .
Payload: AMPTE-UKS UK Subsatellite. Mass: 77 kg (169 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: AMPTE.
Decay Date: 1990-02-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 15201 . COSPAR: 1984-088C. Apogee: 113,417 km (70,473 mi). Perigee: 1,002 km (622 mi). Inclination: 26.90 deg. Period: 2,659.60 min. Detected tracer ions released into magnetosphere by IRM. Magnetosphere research satellite. Launch time 1447 GMT. (Document quotes geocentric distances, which have been converted to orbital heights.).
- Solar Cell Experiment - .
Payload: STP. Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Spacecraft: AMPTE.
USAF Sat Cat: 15202 . COSPAR: 1984-088D. Apogee: 4,019 km (2,497 mi). Perigee: 546 km (340 mi). Inclination: 28.92 deg. Period: 133.62 min.
- AMPTE 2 - .
Payload: AMPTE-IRM Ion Release Module 1. Mass: 605 kg (1,333 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: DLR.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: AMPTE.
Decay Date: 1987-12-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 15200 . COSPAR: 1984-088B. Apogee: 113,818 km (70,723 mi). Perigee: 402 km (249 mi). Inclination: 27.00 deg. Period: 2,653.40 min.
Released barium, lithium ions into magnetosphere for detection by CCE, UKS. AMPTE-Ion Release Module, reg. no. D-R 002. Scientific research on the Earth's magnetosphere and plasma physics, in particular active experimentation by releasing ion clouds of lithium or barium (total of 7) in and outside the magnetosphere. Creation of a n artificial comet (1 barium cloud inside the magnetosheath). Diagnosis and experimentation in conjunction with the simultaneously launched satellites CCE (United States) and UKS (United Kingdom).
1987 February 26 - .
23:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17A.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 3924.
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