Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Superbird A2
Launched
April 16, 2004
Summary
Superbird A2 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 16, 2004. It was Lockheed Martin's 73rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,650th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Atlas IIAS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Superbird A2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 19, 2004, was 1,145 × 120,686 km inclined 25.5°. 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
- 28th Atlas IIAS flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 73rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,650th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird A2 · NORAD 28218 · 2004-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD 6
- Object ID
- 2004-011A
- Epoch
- 2004-04-19 00:14:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.49740591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8882973
- Inclination
- 25.4786°
- Ascending node
- 39.4956°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.4476°
- Mean anomaly
- 176.7103°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 A2 · NORAD 28218 · in orbit
Centaur AC-163 · re-entered April 19, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SUPERBIRD-6, slated for an orbital slot at 158.0 degrees East longitude, will provide business telecommunication services using a Japan Beam for Ku-Band and Ka-Band services along with a steerable spot beam for additional Ka-Band services.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
67th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 623rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Superbird A2 launch?
Superbird A2 launched on April 16, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird A2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird A2?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did Superbird A2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Superbird A2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Superbird A2, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 19, 2004, was 1,145 × 120,686 km inclined 25.5°.
How many satellites did Superbird A2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).