Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Superbird 3
Launched
July 28, 1997
Summary
Superbird 3 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 28, 1997. It was Lockheed Martin's 25th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,156th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas IIAS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Superbird C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 340 × 91,069 km orbit inclined 25.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Atlas IIAS flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 25th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,156th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird C · NORAD 24880 · 1997-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD C
- Object ID
- 1997-036A
- Epoch
- 1997-07-28 03:47:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.73054763 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8711227
- Inclination
- 25.3524°
- Ascending node
- 148.789°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.4593°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.7156°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Superbird C · NORAD 24880 · in orbit
Centaur AC-133 · re-entered July 12, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
60th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 3rd this year · 531st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Superbird 3 launch?
Superbird 3 launched on July 28, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird 3?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Superbird 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Superbird 3 reach?
Superbird C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 340 × 91,069 km orbit inclined 25.4°.
How many satellites did Superbird 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).