Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Estrela do Sul 1
Launched
January 11, 2004
Summary
Estrela do Sul 1 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on January 11, 2004. It was Sea Launch's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,640th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Estrela do Sul 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 692 × 35,819 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
- 12th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,640th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Estrela do Sul 1 · NORAD 28137 · 2004-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ESTRELA DU SOL-TELSTAR14
- Object ID
- 2004-001A
- Epoch
- 2004-01-11 16:01:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.24648039 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.71321
- Inclination
- 0.0684°
- Ascending node
- 177.8749°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.4449°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.1408°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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; 2 still in orbit
- Estrela do Sul 1 · NORAD 28137 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 9L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Estrela do Sul (Telstar 14) is a communications satellite operated by Loral Skynet do Brazil, which offers its customers coverage throughout Latin America with connectivity into North America.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
12th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 13th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Estrela do Sul 1 launch?
Estrela do Sul 1 launched on January 11, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Estrela do Sul 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Estrela do Sul 1?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Estrela do Sul 1 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Estrela do Sul 1 reach?
Estrela do Sul 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 692 × 35,819 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Estrela do Sul 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).