Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hispasat 1D
Launched
September 18, 2002
Summary
Hispasat 1D launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 18, 2002. It was Lockheed Martin's 64th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,556th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hispasat 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 46,262 km orbit inclined 20.8°. 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
- 25th Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 64th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,556th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hispasat 1D · NORAD 27528 · 2002-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HISPASAT 1D
- Object ID
- 2002-044A
- Epoch
- 2002-09-18 15:32:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.70135062 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.775754
- Inclination
- 20.8459°
- Ascending node
- 153.4233°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4666°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.6805°
- 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
- Hispasat 1D · NORAD 27528
Centaur AC-159 · re-entered April 3, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hispasat 1D provides a complete range of services: digital T.V. broadcast (including live television), telecommunications, data and video transmission and access to Internet and multi media services.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
64th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 602nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
193 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hispasat 1D launch?
Hispasat 1D launched on September 18, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hispasat 1D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hispasat 1D?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Hispasat 1D launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Hispasat 1D reach?
Hispasat 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 46,262 km orbit inclined 20.8°.
How many satellites did Hispasat 1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).