Lockheed MartinAtlas V 521Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rainbow 1
Launched
July 17, 2003
Image: Lockheed Martin Corporation
Summary
Rainbow 1 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V 521 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 17, 2003. It was Lockheed Martin's 68th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas V 521 flight. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Rainbow 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,823 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 17.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 521 · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas V 521 flightLockheed Martin's 68th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,609th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rainbow 1 · NORAD 27852 · 2003-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RAINBOW 1
- Object ID
- 2003-033A
- Epoch
- 2003-07-18 01:26:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0487299 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.610708
- Inclination
- 17.5005°
- Ascending node
- 119.5885°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.993°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.9666°
- 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: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Rainbow 1 · NORAD 27852
Centaur AV-003 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Rainbow 1 is a high power Ku-band direct broadcasting satellite providing direct broadcast services across the continental United States.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 613th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Rainbow 1 launch?
Rainbow 1 launched on July 17, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rainbow 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rainbow 1?
Atlas V 521, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas V 521 spec sheet
Where did Rainbow 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Rainbow 1 reach?
Rainbow 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,823 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 17.5°.
How many satellites did Rainbow 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).