Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Mugunghwa 5
Launched
August 22, 2006
Summary
Mugunghwa 5 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on August 22, 2006. It was Sea Launch's 22nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,788th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Zenit 3SL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Mugunghwa 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,907 × 35,536 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 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
- 22nd Zenit 3SL flight · 4th this yearSea Launch's 22nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,788th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mugunghwa 5 · NORAD 29349 · 2006-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-034A
- Epoch
- 2006-08-22 15:26:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.12046834 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6374634
- Inclination
- 0.0609°
- Ascending node
- 348.786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 338.2785°
- Mean anomaly
- 5.8178°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Mugunghwa 5 · NORAD 29349 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 23L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Koreasat 5 is South Korea's first combined civil and military communications satellite. The military part of the satellite is known as ANASIS 1 (Army/Navy/Air Force Satellite Information System 1). Alcatel Space supplied both the multimission satellite and its ground control system, along with launch and early operations phase (LEOP) support. Based on the new-generation Spacebus-4000C1 platform from Alcatel Space, Koreasat 5 features a state-of-the-art broadband payload, including new technologies developed within the scope of the Syracuse III program.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
22nd launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 4th this year · 25th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mugunghwa 5 launch?
Mugunghwa 5 launched on August 22, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mugunghwa 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mugunghwa 5?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Mugunghwa 5 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Mugunghwa 5 reach?
Mugunghwa 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,907 × 35,536 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Mugunghwa 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).