Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
AMC 10
Launched
February 5, 2004
Summary
AMC 10 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 5, 2004. It was Lockheed Martin's 71st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,642nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMC 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 35,734 km orbit inclined 12.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 71st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,642nd orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMC 10 · NORAD 28154 · 2004-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMC-10 (GE-10)
- Object ID
- 2004-003A
- Epoch
- 2004-02-05 18:56:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28526409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293917
- Inclination
- 12.4116°
- Ascending node
- 313.5737°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9705°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.5014°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- AMC 10 · NORAD 28154 · in orbit
Centaur AC-165 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
These all C-band satellites with 24 active transponders, provide distribution of cable, broadcast television and radio, telecommunications services, business television and broadband data distribution throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
66th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 619th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
427 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did AMC 10 launch?
AMC 10 launched on February 5, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMC 10?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did AMC 10 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did AMC 10 reach?
AMC 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 35,734 km orbit inclined 12.4°.
How many satellites did AMC 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).