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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M Briz-M Enhanced81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Eutelsat W3A
Launched
March 15, 2004
Summary
Eutelsat W3A launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 15, 2004. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 103rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,647th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Eutelsat W3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 49.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 103rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,647th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W3A · NORAD 28187 · 2004-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- W3A CONGLOMERATE
- Object ID
- 2004-008A
- Epoch
- 2004-03-16 02:44:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27170489 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7231505
- Inclination
- 48.9761°
- Ascending node
- 169.0008°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.0108°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9777°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.098067
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Eutelsat W3A · NORAD 28187
Briz-M No. 88507 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
W3A is a communications satellite owned by Eutelsat.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,217th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
96 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat W3A launch?
Eutelsat W3A launched on March 15, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat W3A?
Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W3A launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Eutelsat W3A reach?
Eutelsat W3A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 49.0°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).