United States Air ForceAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orion 1
Launched
November 29, 1994
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
Orion 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 29, 1994. It was United States Air Force's 946th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,950th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas IIA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Orion 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 25,524 × 123,118 km orbit inclined 3.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas IIA flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 946th launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,950th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Orion 1 · NORAD 23413 · 1994-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELSTAR 11 (ORION 1)
- Object ID
- 1994-079A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-30 10:27:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.37875349 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6047308
- Inclination
- 3.3185°
- Ascending node
- 47.3795°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5864°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.8859°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 168
- 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
- Orion 1 · NORAD 23413
Centaur AC-110 · re-entered May 31, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Orion 1 telecommunications satellite, launched in November 1994, was the first purchase of a European satellite by a US-based company. Its 34 Ku-band transponders serve Europe, the United States to the Rocky Mountains and parts of Canada and Mexico, providing video for broadcast and business television, high-speed Internet access and multimedia services, broadband and data networking.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
37th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 489th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Orion 1 launch?
Orion 1 launched on November 29, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orion 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orion 1?
Atlas IIA, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did Orion 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Orion 1 reach?
Orion 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 25,524 × 123,118 km orbit inclined 3.3°.
How many satellites did Orion 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).