Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GE 3
Launched
September 4, 1997
Summary
GE 3 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 4, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 27th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,170th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas IIAS flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GE 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 322 × 44,169 km orbit inclined 19.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Atlas IIAS flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin's 27th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,170th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GE 3 · NORAD 24936 · 1997-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GE 3
- Object ID
- 1997-050A
- Epoch
- 1997-09-04 12:30:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.79337106 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7661101
- Inclination
- 19.1479°
- Ascending node
- 335.6533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3083°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.1791°
- 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
- GE 3 · NORAD 24936
Centaur AC-146 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GE 3 carries also 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders to provide voice and video communications to North America after parking at 127° W longitude.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
48th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 533rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
180 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GE 3 launch?
GE 3 launched on September 4, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GE 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GE 3?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did GE 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GE 3 reach?
GE 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 322 × 44,169 km orbit inclined 19.1°.
How many satellites did GE 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).