Sea LaunchZenit 3SLB45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Amos-4
Launched
August 31, 2013
Summary
Amos-4 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SLB from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 31, 2013. It was Sea Launch's 41st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,315th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Zenit 3SLB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Amos 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,869 × 35,850 km orbit inclined 26.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Зенит-3SLБ с KA Amos-4Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SLB · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Zenit 3SLB flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 41st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,315th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amos 4 · NORAD 39237 · 2013-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-045A
- Epoch
- 2013-09-01 09:14:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.10348382 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6408995
- Inclination
- 26.8803°
- Ascending node
- 288.7568°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.1756°
- Mean anomaly
- 28.1955°
- 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: GTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Amos 4 · NORAD 39237 · in orbit
Blok DM-SLB No. 6L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Amos-4 is an Israel Aerospace Industries-built Ku- and Ka-band communications satellite for Spacecom, stationed at 65° East to serve Russia, the Middle East and Asia.
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,415th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
661 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Amos-4 launch?
Amos-4 launched on August 31, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amos-4?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Зенит-3SLБ с KA Amos-4. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amos-4?
Zenit 3SLB, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SLB spec sheet
Where did Amos-4 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Amos-4 reach?
Amos 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,869 × 35,850 km orbit inclined 26.9°.
How many satellites did Amos-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).