Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 3R
Launched
December 15, 1995
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
Galaxy 3R launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 15, 1995. It was Lockheed Martin's 16th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,036th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas IIA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 3R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 34,356 km orbit inclined 26.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Atlas IIA flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin's 16th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,036th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 3R · NORAD 23741 · 1995-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 3R
- Object ID
- 1995-069A
- Epoch
- 1995-12-15 03:14:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.38659571 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7218549
- Inclination
- 26.944°
- Ascending node
- 272.9879°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.6251°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.3499°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0028753
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
- Galaxy 3R · NORAD 23741
Centaur AC-120 · re-entered March 16, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 3R, operated by PanAmSat Corporation, is used to provide video and telecommunications services throughout the United States. The satellite's Ku-band capacity can also be switched to provide coverage of Latin America.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43rd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 6th this year · 505th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 3R launch?
Galaxy 3R launched on December 15, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 3R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 3R?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 3R launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 3R reach?
Galaxy 3R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 34,356 km orbit inclined 26.9°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 3R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).