Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
JCSAT 5A
Launched
April 12, 2006
Summary
JCSAT 5A launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on April 12, 2006. It was Sea Launch's 20th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,762nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). JCSAT 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,709 × 35,673 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 20th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,762nd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 5A · NORAD 29045 · 2006-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-010A
- Epoch
- 2006-04-13 03:48:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.18817415 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6776029
- Inclination
- 0.0087°
- Ascending node
- 122.9064°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.8352°
- Mean anomaly
- 115.9958°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- JCSAT 5A · NORAD 29045 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 22L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TT-DoCoMo operates the S-band payload and a part of the C-band payload as N-Star d to replace the N-Star a satellite.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
20th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 22nd from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did JCSAT 5A launch?
JCSAT 5A launched on April 12, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT 5A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JCSAT 5A?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did JCSAT 5A launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did JCSAT 5A reach?
JCSAT 5A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,709 × 35,673 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did JCSAT 5A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).