Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Galaxy 3C
Launched
June 15, 2002
Summary
Galaxy 3C launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on June 15, 2002. It was Sea Launch's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,541st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 3C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 389 × 41,395 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
- 8th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,541st orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 3C · NORAD 27445 · 2002-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 3C
- Object ID
- 2002-030A
- Epoch
- 2002-06-15 23:56:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.92856959 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7520424
- Inclination
- 0.0222°
- Ascending node
- 202.1397°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.8597°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.9495°
- 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 3C · NORAD 27445
Blok DM-SL No. 8L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 3C is a geostationary C- and Ku-band communications satellite operated by PanAmSat and later by Intelsat.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
8th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 9th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
403 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 3C launch?
Galaxy 3C launched on June 15, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 3C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 3C?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 3C launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Galaxy 3C reach?
Galaxy 3C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 389 × 41,395 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 3C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).