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SBS 1

Delta 3910/PAM launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 15, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 15, 1980 · 22:49 UTCLaunch 1980-091Launch no. 2,370 in the log
RocketDelta 3910/PAM
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 15, 1980, 22:49
Launch designation
1980-091
Mission
SBS 1
Vehicle flight ID
636/D153

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,964 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SBS 11980-091ANORAD 12065Satellite Business Systems, Inc. (IBM/Aetna/Comsat)Communications521 kgRenamed · July 1985

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