Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Atlantic Bird 7
Launched
September 24, 2011 · 20:17 UTC
Summary
Atlantic Bird 7 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on September 24, 2011 at 20:17 UTC. It was Sea Launch's 35th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,160th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Atlantic Bird 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,624 × 35,633 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 31st Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 35th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,160th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantic Bird 7 · NORAD 37816 · 2011-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-051A
- Epoch
- 2011-09-24 21:17:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.19637272 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6801817
- Inclination
- 0.0606°
- Ascending node
- 335.0341°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.0956°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.1489°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Atlantic Bird 7 · NORAD 37816
Blok DM-SL No. 31L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Atlantic Bird 7 was a Eutelsat Ku-band communications satellite built by EADS Astrium for direct-to-home television broadcasting to the Middle East and North Africa from the 7 degrees West position, launched by Sea Launch from the equatorial Pacific.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
31st launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 34th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Atlantic Bird 7 launch?
Atlantic Bird 7 launched on September 24, 2011 at 20:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Atlantic Bird 7?
Coverage: Atlantic Bird 7 - Sea Launch by Zenit 3SL from Odyssey platform - September 24, 2011. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Atlantic Bird 7?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Atlantic Bird 7 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Atlantic Bird 7 reach?
Atlantic Bird 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,624 × 35,633 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Atlantic Bird 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).