Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
JCSAT R
Launched
February 17, 1997
Summary
JCSAT R launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 17, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 23rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,126th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). JCSAT R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 94,483 km orbit inclined 23.2°. 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 23rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,126th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT R · NORAD 24732 · 1997-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- JCSAT 4
- Object ID
- 1997-007A
- Epoch
- 1997-02-17 04:05:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.69710905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8771221
- Inclination
- 23.2236°
- Ascending node
- 357.043°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4368°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.8273°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- JCSAT R · NORAD 24732
Centaur AC-127 · re-entered February 25, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
58th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 525th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
87 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did JCSAT R launch?
JCSAT R launched on February 17, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JCSAT R?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did JCSAT R launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did JCSAT R reach?
JCSAT R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 94,483 km orbit inclined 23.2°.
How many satellites did JCSAT R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).