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SBS 2

Delta 3910/PAM launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 24, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 24, 1981 · 23:09 UTCLaunch 1981-096Launch no. 2,483 in the log
RocketDelta 3910/PAM
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 24, 1981, 23:09
Launch designation
1981-096
Mission
SBS 2
Vehicle flight ID
641/D156

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,399 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SBS 21981-096ANORAD 12855Satellite 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.