Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
DirecTV 11
Launched
March 19, 2008
Summary
DirecTV 11 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on March 19, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 26th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,898th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 36,074 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 26th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,898th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 11 · NORAD 32729 · 2008-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-013A
- Epoch
- 2008-03-19 17:30:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25930713 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301134
- Inclination
- 0.0442°
- Ascending node
- 41.924°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.3253°
- Mean anomaly
- 154.1349°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- DirecTV 11 · NORAD 32729
Blok DM-SL No. 26L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
26th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 29th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DirecTV 11 launch?
DirecTV 11 launched on March 19, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV 11?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did DirecTV 11 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did DirecTV 11 reach?
DirecTV 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 36,074 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did DirecTV 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).