Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ICO F2
Launched
June 19, 2001
Summary
ICO F2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 19, 2001. It was Lockheed Martin's 55th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,478th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). ICO F2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 10,102 × 10,130 km orbit inclined 44.9°. 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 · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 55th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,478th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ICO F2 · NORAD 26857 · 2001-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ICO F2
- Object ID
- 2001-026A
- Epoch
- 2001-06-19 02:32:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.10098471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00083
- Inclination
- 44.9256°
- Ascending node
- 226.2321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.9627°
- Mean anomaly
- 99.0121°
- 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: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- ICO F2 · NORAD 26857
Centaur AC-156 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The ICO-2 satellite was launched by British New ICO (formerly ICO Global Communications) to provide mobile communications and data/Internet services at S-band, supporting 4500 simultaneous calls.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 591st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
339 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ICO F2 launch?
ICO F2 launched on June 19, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ICO F2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ICO F2?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did ICO F2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did ICO F2 reach?
ICO F2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 10,102 × 10,130 km orbit inclined 44.9°.
How many satellites did ICO F2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).