Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
AMSC 1
Launched
April 7, 1995
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
AMSC 1 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 7, 1995. It was Lockheed Martin's 9th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,983rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas IIA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). AMSC 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 39,923 km orbit inclined 26.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas IIA flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 9th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,983rd orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
AMSC 1 · NORAD 23553 · 1995-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AMSC 1
- Object ID
- 1995-019A
- Epoch
- 1995-04-07 18:39:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02214875 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7525414
- Inclination
- 26.3273°
- Ascending node
- 16.584°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.2447°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.0331°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
- AMSC 1 · NORAD 23553
Centaur AC-114 · re-entered March 30, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
North American communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
39th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 494th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did AMSC 1 launch?
AMSC 1 launched on April 7, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMSC 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AMSC 1?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did AMSC 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did AMSC 1 reach?
AMSC 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 39,923 km orbit inclined 26.3°.
How many satellites did AMSC 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).