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AMPTE-CCE

Delta 3924 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 16, 1984, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 16, 1984 · 14:48 UTCLaunch 1984-088Launch no. 2,858 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 16, 1984, 14:48
Launch designation
1984-088
Mission
AMPTE-CCE
Flight name
AMPTE
Vehicle flight ID
D175

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
114,669 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.1 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Charge Composition Explorer1984-088ANORAD 15199NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSpace science198 kgIn orbit
Ion Release Module1984-088BNORAD 15200DFVLRSpace science298 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 1987
UK Subsatellite1984-088CNORAD 15201Rutherford Appleton LaboratorySpace science77 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 1988
Solar Cell Experiment1984-088DUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program———

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