Sea LaunchZenit 3SLB45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Amos 3
Launched
April 28, 2008
Summary
Amos 3 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SLB from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 28, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 27th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,907th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zenit 3SLB flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Amos 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 39,215 km orbit inclined 48.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SLB · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Zenit 3SLB flightSea Launch's 27th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,907th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amos 3 · NORAD 32794 · 2008-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-022A
- Epoch
- 2008-04-28 06:18:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06097267 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7477581
- Inclination
- 48.814°
- Ascending node
- 300.5875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0485°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8905°
- 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
- Amos 3 · NORAD 32794 · in orbit
Blok DM-SLB No. 1TL · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Israeli geostationary communications satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,295th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
303 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Amos 3 launch?
Amos 3 launched on April 28, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amos 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Amos 3?
Zenit 3SLB, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SLB spec sheet
Where did Amos 3 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Amos 3 reach?
Amos 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 39,215 km orbit inclined 48.8°.
How many satellites did Amos 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).