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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-FG Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Amos 2
Launched
December 27, 2003
Summary
Amos 2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-FG Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 2003. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 133rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,637th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz-FG Fregat flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Amos 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 279 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 48.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Soyuz-FG Fregat flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 133rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,637th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amos 2 · NORAD 28132 · 2003-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMOS-2
- Object ID
- 2003-059A
- Epoch
- 2003-12-27 22:46:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27721442 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7274903
- Inclination
- 48.8556°
- Ascending node
- 68.7234°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.5302°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1737°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.015753
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
- Amos 2 · NORAD 28132 · in orbit
Fregat · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Spacecom-owned AMOS 2 will provide communications services to television networks in Israel, Europe and the United States.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
333rd launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 1,214th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
137 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Amos 2 launch?
Amos 2 launched on December 27, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amos 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Amos 2?
Soyuz-FG Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-FG Fregat spec sheet
Where did Amos 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Amos 2 reach?
Amos 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 279 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 48.9°.
How many satellites did Amos 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).