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SpaceXFalcon 9 v1.1Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A
Launched
March 2, 2015
Summary
Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 2, 2015. It was SpaceX's 21st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,453rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1014 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). ABS-3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 399 × 63,460 km orbit inclined 24.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 v1.1 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1014 · flight 1 · expendable38/42 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 11th Falcon 9 v1.1 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 21st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,453rd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ABS-3A · NORAD 40424 · 2015-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-010A
- Epoch
- 2015-03-02 23:19:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.15823802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.823237
- Inclination
- 24.8225°
- Ascending node
- 49.0886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 170.9115°
- Mean anomaly
- 332.1647°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- ABS-3A · NORAD 40424 · in orbit
- EUTELSAT 115 WEST B · NORAD 40425 · in orbit
Falcon 9-016 Stage 2 · re-entered December 18, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
These are both geostationary communication satellites, with Eutelsat 155 West B providing coverage in the Americas, and ABS-3A providing coverage in the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 3rd this year · 723rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A launch?
Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A launched on March 2, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A?
Coverage: SpaceX ABS/Eutelsat-1 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A?
Falcon 9 v1.1, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 v1.1 spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1014 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A reach?
ABS-3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 399 × 63,460 km orbit inclined 24.8°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS-3A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).