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Lockheed MartinAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Hot Bird 6
Launched
August 21, 2002
Summary
Hot Bird 6 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 21, 2002. It was Lockheed Martin's 62nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,549th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas V 401 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Hot Bird 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 311 × 45,357 km orbit inclined 17.5°. 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas V 401 flightLockheed Martin's 62nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,549th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hot Bird 6 · NORAD 27499 · 2002-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HOT BIRD 6
- Object ID
- 2002-038A
- Epoch
- 2002-08-21 15:32:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.73945131 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7711905
- Inclination
- 17.526°
- Ascending node
- 122.3917°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.7984°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.5703°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Hot Bird 6 · NORAD 27499
Centaur AV-001 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 8 West C, known as Hot Bird 6 prior to 2012 and Hot Bird 13A from 2012 to 2013, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 601st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Hot Bird 6 launch?
Hot Bird 6 launched on August 21, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hot Bird 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hot Bird 6?
Atlas V 401, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did Hot Bird 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Hot Bird 6 reach?
Hot Bird 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 311 × 45,357 km orbit inclined 17.5°.
How many satellites did Hot Bird 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).