Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hot Bird 2
Launched
November 21, 1996
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
Hot Bird 2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 21, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin's 21st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,112th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas IIA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hot Bird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 35,586 km orbit inclined 23.9°. 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
- 9th Atlas IIA flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin's 21st launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,112th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hot Bird 2 · NORAD 24665 · 1996-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HOT BIRD 2
- Object ID
- 1996-067A
- Epoch
- 1996-11-21 16:02:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29827086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7298283
- Inclination
- 23.9092°
- Ascending node
- 195.9894°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5408°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.0533°
- 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
- Hot Bird 2 · NORAD 24665
Centaur AC-124 · re-entered April 7, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 4th this year · 521st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hot Bird 2 launch?
Hot Bird 2 launched on November 21, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hot Bird 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hot Bird 2?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did Hot Bird 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Hot Bird 2 reach?
Hot Bird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 35,586 km orbit inclined 23.9°.
How many satellites did Hot Bird 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).