Lockheed MartinAthena ILaunch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Starshine-OSCAR-43
Launched
September 30, 2001
Image: NASA/Kennedy Space Center Expendable Vehicle Directorate
Summary
Starshine-OSCAR-43 launched on a Lockheed Martin Athena I from Launch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA on September 30, 2001. It was Lockheed Martin's 58th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,496th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Athena I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Starshine-OSCAR-43, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 475 × 481 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Athena I · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Athena I flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 58th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,496th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Starshine-OSCAR-43 · NORAD 26929 · 2001-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STARSHINE 3
- Object ID
- 2001-043A
- Epoch
- 2001-09-30 06:58:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.3165365 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004329
- Inclination
- 67.0537°
- Ascending node
- 118.3057°
- Arg. of perigee
- 226.4217°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.6416°
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Starshine-OSCAR-43 · NORAD 26929 · re-entered January 21, 2003
- Picosat · NORAD 26930 · in orbit
- Navy-OSCAR-44 · NORAD 26931 · in orbit
- Navy-OSCAR-45 · NORAD 26932 · in orbit
Athena-1 LM-001 OAM · re-entered October 6, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Research (Atmospheric density) satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA, USA.
Pad
Launch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
1st launch from Launch Pad 1, 1st this year · 1st from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
3 launches from this pad · 9 from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USAOpen in maps
Questions
When did Starshine-OSCAR-43 launch?
Starshine-OSCAR-43 launched on September 30, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Starshine-OSCAR-43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Starshine-OSCAR-43?
Athena I, flown by Lockheed Martin. Athena I spec sheet
Where did Starshine-OSCAR-43 launch from?
Launch Pad 1, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA.
What orbit did Starshine-OSCAR-43 reach?
Starshine-OSCAR-43, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 475 × 481 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Starshine-OSCAR-43 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).