Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
DirecTV 7S
Launched
May 4, 2004
Summary
DirecTV 7S launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on May 4, 2004. It was Sea Launch's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,655th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 7S, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 35,728 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 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
- 13th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,655th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 7S · NORAD 28238 · 2004-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIRECTV 7S
- Object ID
- 2004-016A
- Epoch
- 2004-05-04 13:09:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29047449 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.731775
- Inclination
- 0.0635°
- Ascending node
- 105.3624°
- Arg. of perigee
- 203.6205°
- Mean anomaly
- 6.0828°
- 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
- DirecTV 7S · NORAD 28238
Blok DM-SL No. 16L · re-entered September 20, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
54 Ku-band transponders for Direct-to-home TV services
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
13th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 14th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
114 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DirecTV 7S launch?
DirecTV 7S launched on May 4, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV 7S?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV 7S?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did DirecTV 7S launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did DirecTV 7S reach?
DirecTV 7S, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 35,728 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did DirecTV 7S launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).