Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Galaxy 13
Launched
October 1, 2003
Summary
Galaxy 13 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on October 1, 2003. It was Sea Launch's 11th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,621st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Zenit 3SL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,403 × 35,735 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Zenit 3SL flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 11th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,621st orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 13 · NORAD 27954 · 2003-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HORIZONS 1 (GALAXY 13)
- Object ID
- 2003-044B
- Epoch
- 2003-10-01 04:28:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13958733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6551119
- Inclination
- 0.0578°
- Ascending node
- 43.9748°
- Arg. of perigee
- 331.7227°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.5001°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Galaxy 13 · NORAD 27954
Blok DM-SL No. 12L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Horizons-1, also known as Galaxy 13, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
11th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 3rd this year · 12th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 13 launch?
Galaxy 13 launched on October 1, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 13?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 13 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Galaxy 13 reach?
Galaxy 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,403 × 35,735 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).