General DynamicsAtlas ILaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Galaxy 5
Launched
March 14, 1992
Summary
Galaxy 5 launched on a General Dynamics Atlas I from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 14, 1992. It was General Dynamics's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,702nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,126 × 36,255 km orbit inclined 19.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas I · General Dynamics
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas I flight · 1st this yearGeneral Dynamics's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,702nd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 5 · NORAD 21906 · 1992-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 5
- Object ID
- 1992-013A
- Epoch
- 1992-03-14 06:01:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.18821085 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7008467
- Inclination
- 19.7469°
- Ascending node
- 343.2343°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.5017°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.1523°
- 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 5 · NORAD 21906
Centaur AC-72 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 452nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Galaxy 5 launch?
Galaxy 5 launched on March 14, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 5?
Atlas I, flown by General Dynamics. Atlas I spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Galaxy 5 reach?
Galaxy 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,126 × 36,255 km orbit inclined 19.7°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).