Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Eutelsat W3
Launched
April 12, 1999
Summary
Eutelsat W3 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 12, 1999. It was Lockheed Martin's 41st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,307th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Atlas IIAS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Eutelsat W3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 45,624 km orbit inclined 19.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Atlas IIAS flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 41st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,307th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W3 · NORAD 25673 · 1999-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUTELSAT W3
- Object ID
- 1999-018A
- Epoch
- 1999-04-12 16:25:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.73274343 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7757452
- Inclination
- 19.7942°
- Ascending node
- 7.2223°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4188°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.5314°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Eutelsat W3 · NORAD 25673
Centaur AC-154 · re-entered September 27, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (Eutelsat W2, W3 and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). W2, W3 and W5 are designed to offer 24 transponders at saturation and W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft are based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 562nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Eutelsat W3 launch?
Eutelsat W3 launched on April 12, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat W3?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Eutelsat W3 reach?
Eutelsat W3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 45,624 km orbit inclined 19.8°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).