Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
NSS 8
Launched
January 30, 2007
Summary
NSS 8 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on January 30, 2007. The mission failed. It was Sea Launch's 24th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,820th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 24th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,820th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Dutch geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
24th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 27th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NSS 8 launch?
NSS 8 launched on January 30, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NSS 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NSS 8?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did NSS 8 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit was NSS 8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.