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Comstar D-2

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 22, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 22, 1976 · 22:04 UTCLaunch 1976-073Launch no. 1,851 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 22, 1976, 22:04
Launch designation
1976-073
Mission
Comstar D-2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-40

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,343 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Comstar 2021976-073ANORAD 9047Comsat General Corp., Washington D.C.Communications748 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.