Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
PAS 9
Launched
July 28, 2000
Summary
PAS 9 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on July 28, 2000. It was Sea Launch's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,933 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 1.2°. 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
- 4th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,412th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 9 · NORAD 26451 · 2000-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 9
- Object ID
- 2000-043A
- Epoch
- 2000-07-28 18:02:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.16489679 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6710179
- Inclination
- 1.1902°
- Ascending node
- 132.4312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.088°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.4922°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- PAS 9 · NORAD 26451
Blok DM-SL No. 4L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
PAS-9 was one of three HS-601HP satellites ordered Oct. 12, 1998, from Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) by PanAmSat Corporation. The satellite provides broadcast and general communications services in C- and Ku-band for the Americas, the Caribbean and western Europe, plus direct-to-home services for Mexico in Ku-band.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
4th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 5th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did PAS 9 launch?
PAS 9 launched on July 28, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 9?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did PAS 9 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did PAS 9 reach?
PAS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,933 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 1.2°.
How many satellites did PAS 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).