Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Galaxy 19
Launched
September 24, 2008
Summary
Galaxy 19 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on September 24, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 30th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,932nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Zenit 3SL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,788 × 35,649 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 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
- 29th Zenit 3SL flight · 5th this yearSea Launch's 30th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,932nd orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 19 · NORAD 33376 · 2008-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-045A
- Epoch
- 2008-09-24 20:34:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.12082056 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6420653
- Inclination
- 0.0265°
- Ascending node
- 171.6258°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.984°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.0416°
- 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 19 · NORAD 33376 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 29L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
29th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 5th this year · 32nd from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 19 launch?
Galaxy 19 launched on September 24, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 19?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 19 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Galaxy 19 reach?
Galaxy 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,788 × 35,649 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).