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EROS-C3

Launched

December 30, 2022

Launch SuccessfulWeather 70% go
EROS C3 Patch

Summary

EROS-C3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 30, 2022. It was SpaceX's 213th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 6,368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 138th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 60th this year. Booster B1061 flew for the 11th time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 492 × 510 km orbit inclined 139.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1061 · flight 11 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 4 · landed35/35 landed here · 139 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 3-3
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
138th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 60th this yearSpaceX's 213th launch61st this yearhumanity's 6,368th orbital launch attempt186th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

139.4°Inclination
492 × 510 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
221.5°Ascending node
1386 d agoElement epoch2022-12-30 09:17 UTC · stale

EROS C3 · NORAD 54880 · 2022-179 · Space-Track

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2022-179A
Epoch
2022-12-30 09:17:48 UTC
Mean motion
15.24040888 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012888
Inclination
139.3593°
Ascending node
221.5161°
Arg. of perigee
262.5377°
Mean anomaly
213.2058°
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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.

Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • EROS C3 · NORAD 54880 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Israeli Earth Observation satellite with 38 cm resolution in panchromatic mode and 76 cm resolution in multi-spectral mode, covering a swath of ~12.5 km. The satellite is similar to OPTSAT-3000 built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Italian Defense Ministry.

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Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

100th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 13th this year · 709th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

13 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 30, 2022 · source

Show 7 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2022 · source

  • Webcast live

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2022 · source

  • New T-0

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2022 · source

  • Go for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2022 · source

  • NET December 30 UTC per marine navigation warnings.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2022 · source

  • Setting TBC

    Nosu · 12/15/2022 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/29/2022 · source

Questions

When did EROS-C3 launch?

EROS-C3 launched on December 30, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch EROS-C3?

Coverage: ISI EROS C-3 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched EROS-C3?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did EROS-C3 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1061 flew for the 11th time and landed at Landing Zone 4.

What orbit did EROS-C3 reach?

It reached a 492 × 510 km orbit inclined 139.4°.

How many satellites did EROS-C3 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).