Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Eutelsat 70B
Launched
December 3, 2012
Summary
Eutelsat 70B launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on December 3, 2012. It was Sea Launch's 39th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,262nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Zenit 3SL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EUTELSAT 70B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 35,689 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- EUTELSAT 70B launch - 03/12/2012Eutelsat
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 34th Zenit 3SL flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 39th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,262nd orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EUTELSAT 70B · NORAD 39020 · 2012-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-069A
- Epoch
- 2012-12-03 21:22:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2072454 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6879983
- Inclination
- 0.0679°
- Ascending node
- 186.3881°
- Arg. of perigee
- 221.8164°
- Mean anomaly
- 353.0866°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- EUTELSAT 70B · NORAD 39020 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 34L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 70B is an Astrium Eurostar E3000 Ku-band communications satellite for Eutelsat at 70.5° East, serving Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
34th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 3rd this year · 37th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
106 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Eutelsat 70B launch?
Eutelsat 70B launched on December 3, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 70B?
Coverage: EUTELSAT 70B launch - 03/12/2012. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 70B?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 70B launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Eutelsat 70B reach?
EUTELSAT 70B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,403 × 35,689 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 70B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).