Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Galaxy 18
Launched
May 21, 2008
Summary
Galaxy 18 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on May 21, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 28th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,909th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Zenit 3SL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,725 × 35,504 km orbit inclined 2.5°. 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
- 27th Zenit 3SL flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 28th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,909th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 18 · NORAD 32951 · 2008-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-024A
- Epoch
- 2008-05-21 10:22:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13381662 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6430915
- Inclination
- 2.548°
- Ascending node
- 293.3542°
- Arg. of perigee
- 35.4533°
- Mean anomaly
- 6.0611°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Galaxy 18 · NORAD 32951 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 27L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
27th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 3rd this year · 30th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 18 launch?
Galaxy 18 launched on May 21, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 18?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 18 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Galaxy 18 reach?
Galaxy 18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,725 × 35,504 km orbit inclined 2.5°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).