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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 421Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ICO G1
Launched
April 14, 2008
Summary
ICO G1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 14, 2008. It was United Launch Alliance's 18th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,901st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas V 421 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). ICO G1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 35,820 km orbit inclined 22.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 421 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas V 421 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 18th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,901st orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ICO G1 · NORAD 32763 · 2008-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-016A
- Epoch
- 2008-04-14 22:17:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28081594 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306425
- Inclination
- 22.6967°
- Ascending node
- 327.8632°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.0365°
- Mean anomaly
- 57.4462°
- 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
- ICO G1 · NORAD 32763
Centaur AV-014 · re-entered February 3, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A satellite built by SSL bosed on the Loral 1300 platform. Its purpose, to support a wide range of mobile voice, video and data services. It covers the Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 656th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ICO G1 launch?
ICO G1 launched on April 14, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ICO G1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ICO G1?
Atlas V 421, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 421 spec sheet
Where did ICO G1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did ICO G1 reach?
ICO G1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 35,820 km orbit inclined 22.7°.
How many satellites did ICO G1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).