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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsDelta 3910/PAM
Launched 1982-06-09 00:24 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
60th
orbital launch attempt in 1982
United States Air Force
8th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17A
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
59 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
35m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
1,087kg
Liftoff thrust
3,188kN
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