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Lockheed MartinAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hellas Sat 2
Launched
May 13, 2003
Summary
Hellas Sat 2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 13, 2003. It was Lockheed Martin's 67th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,596th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hellas Sat 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 400 × 84,709 km orbit inclined 17.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 67th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,596th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hellas Sat 2 · NORAD 27811 · 2003-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HELLAS-SAT
- Object ID
- 2003-020A
- Epoch
- 2003-05-13 08:01:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.802231 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8615981
- Inclination
- 16.9989°
- Ascending node
- 24.0792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1455°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.3141°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Hellas Sat 2 · NORAD 27811 · in orbit
Centaur AV-002 · re-entered December 12, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The 3450 kg satellite carries 30 Ku-band transponders to provide direct-to-home voice and video transmissions to much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, after parking over 39.0° East longitude.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 610th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
265 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hellas Sat 2 launch?
Hellas Sat 2 launched on May 13, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hellas Sat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hellas Sat 2?
Atlas V 401, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did Hellas Sat 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Hellas Sat 2 reach?
Hellas Sat 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 400 × 84,709 km orbit inclined 17.0°.
How many satellites did Hellas Sat 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).