Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur ISpace Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sindri
Launched
July 19, 2000
Image: NASA
Summary
Sindri launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I from Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 19, 2000. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 36th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,411th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Minotaur I flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Sindri, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 554 × 592 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Minotaur I flightOrbital Sciences Corporation's 36th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,411th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sindri · NORAD 26414 · 2000-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIGHTYSAT II.1
- Object ID
- 2000-042A
- Epoch
- 2000-07-19 21:11:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00262323 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027756
- Inclination
- 97.8065°
- Ascending node
- 287.0614°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.6337°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.7707°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Sindri · NORAD 26414 · re-entered November 12, 2002
- Picosat 7 · NORAD 26904 · re-entered July 11, 2002
Minotaur I (2) Stage 4 · re-entered March 24, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mightysat 2.1 (meaning first flight of the series-2 version) is an military minisatellite to test / demonstrate components for future utilization. The 130 kg spacecraft carries two kinds of hardware for tests.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 8, 2nd this year · 601st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
174 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Sindri launch?
Sindri launched on July 19, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sindri?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sindri?
Minotaur I, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did Sindri launch from?
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Sindri reach?
Sindri, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 554 × 592 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Sindri launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).