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1979 · United States Air Force

Westar 3

successDelta 2914 | Westar 3

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Overview

Date / time
August 10, 1979 at 12:20 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Westar 3
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 2914 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

WESTAR 3
GEO