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Lockheed MartinAtlas IIIBLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Asiasat 4
Launched
April 12, 2003
Summary
Asiasat 4 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 12, 2003. It was Lockheed Martin's 66th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,590th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas IIIB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Asiasat 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 47,714 km orbit inclined 27.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIIB · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas IIIB flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 66th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,590th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 4 · NORAD 27718 · 2003-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASIASAT 4
- Object ID
- 2003-014A
- Epoch
- 2003-04-12 08:37:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.64306118 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7828366
- Inclination
- 27.2439°
- Ascending node
- 31.1026°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6776°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.4357°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0052971
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Asiasat 4 · NORAD 27718 · in orbit
Centaur AC-205 · re-entered February 12, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AsiaSat 4 is designed to provide broadcast, telecommunications and broadband multimedia services to the Asia Pacific region, and direct-to-home broadcast servic-es to Hong Kong
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 609th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
414 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Asiasat 4 launch?
Asiasat 4 launched on April 12, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asiasat 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asiasat 4?
Atlas IIIB, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIIB spec sheet
Where did Asiasat 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Asiasat 4 reach?
Asiasat 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 47,714 km orbit inclined 27.2°.
How many satellites did Asiasat 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).