Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Eutelsat 3B
Launched
May 26, 2014
Summary
Eutelsat 3B launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on May 26, 2014. It was Sea Launch's 42nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EUTELSAT 3B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 5,587 × 35,627 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SeaLaunch Eutelsat 3B Launch Webcast May 26 2014Matthew Travis
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 36th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 42nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,380th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EUTELSAT 3B · NORAD 39773 · 2014-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-030A
- Epoch
- 2014-05-28 09:04:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9592316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5567377
- Inclination
- 0.0306°
- Ascending node
- 48.0635°
- Arg. of perigee
- 172.1084°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.8836°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- EUTELSAT 3B · NORAD 39773 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 36L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
With up to 51 transponders, the EUTELSAT 3B satellite will complement Eutelsat’s capacity portfolio and geographic reach, adding resources in three frequency bands connected to fixed and steerable antennas for maximum flexibility.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
36th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 39th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
479 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Eutelsat 3B launch?
Eutelsat 3B launched on May 26, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 3B?
Coverage: SeaLaunch Eutelsat 3B Launch Webcast May 26 2014. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 3B?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 3B launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Eutelsat 3B reach?
EUTELSAT 3B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 5,587 × 35,627 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 3B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).