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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

PAN (USA-207)

Launched

September 8, 2009

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Summary

PAN (USA-207) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 8, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 32nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,004th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Atlas V 401 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
8th Atlas V 401 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 32nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,004th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit

  • NEMESIS 1 · NORAD 35815 · in orbit

Centaur AV-018 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A classified US SIGINT satellite. The Government hasn't confirmed which agencies operate the satellite, nor its purpose.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 41

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

43rd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 665th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

82 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did PAN (USA-207) launch?

PAN (USA-207) launched on September 8, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch PAN (USA-207)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched PAN (USA-207)?

Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet

Where did PAN (USA-207) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit was PAN (USA-207) going to?

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did PAN (USA-207) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).