Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Spaceway 1
Launched
April 26, 2005
Summary
Spaceway 1 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on April 26, 2005. It was Sea Launch's 16th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,709th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Spaceway 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 34,104 km orbit inclined 0.0°. 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
- 16th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 16th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,709th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Spaceway 1 · NORAD 28644 · 2005-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-015A
- Epoch
- 2005-04-26 09:15:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.40107374 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7181366
- Inclination
- 0.0174°
- Ascending node
- 1.8805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 219.9229°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.1358°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Spaceway 1 · NORAD 28644 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 19L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hughes Network Systems is developing a global satellite network named Spaceway, which will provide high-bandwidth and high-speed communications for broadband and multimedia applications.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
16th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 17th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Spaceway 1 launch?
Spaceway 1 launched on April 26, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spaceway 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Spaceway 1?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Spaceway 1 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Spaceway 1 reach?
Spaceway 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 34,104 km orbit inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Spaceway 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).