Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus XLVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
SCISAT-1
Launched
August 13, 2003 · 02:09 UTC
Image: NASA/Laurie Losey
Summary
SCISAT-1 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit on August 13, 2003 at 02:09 UTC. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 43rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,612th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Pegasus XL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). SCISAT-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 648 × 662 km orbit inclined 73.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Pegasus Air Launch From L-1011NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
- Vehicle
- Pegasus XL · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Pegasus XL flight · 4th this yearOrbital Sciences Corporation's 43rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,612th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SCISAT-1 · NORAD 27858 · 2003-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SCISAT 1
- Object ID
- 2003-036A
- Epoch
- 2003-08-13 03:11:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.7405362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009756
- Inclination
- 73.9407°
- Ascending node
- 56.9365°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.7127°
- Mean anomaly
- 111.3005°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- SCISAT-1 · NORAD 27858 · in orbit
Pegasus F35 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian Space Agency satellite carrying the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment, which measures ozone and related trace gases in the upper atmosphere by observing sunlight through the limb at sunrise and sunset.
Pad
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
16th launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, 2nd this year · 34th from Air launch to orbit
22 launches from this pad · 52 from Air launch to orbit
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SCISAT-1 launch?
SCISAT-1 launched on August 13, 2003 at 02:09 UTC.
Where can I watch SCISAT-1?
Coverage: Pegasus Air Launch From L-1011. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SCISAT-1?
Pegasus XL, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Pegasus XL spec sheet
Where did SCISAT-1 launch from?
Vandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit.
What orbit did SCISAT-1 reach?
SCISAT-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 648 × 662 km orbit inclined 73.9°.
How many satellites did SCISAT-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).