Sea LaunchZenit 3SLB45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Telstar 11N
Launched
February 26, 2009
Summary
Telstar 11N launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SLB from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 26, 2009. It was Sea Launch's 31st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,964th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Zenit 3SLB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telstar 11N, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 35,442 km orbit inclined 50.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SLB · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Zenit 3SLB flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 31st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,964th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 11N · NORAD 34111 · 2009-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-009A
- Epoch
- 2009-02-26 19:51:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30767632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728596
- Inclination
- 50.6918°
- Ascending node
- 83.5018°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.9053°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.1295°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Telstar 11N · NORAD 34111 · in orbit
Blok DM-SLB No. 2L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American geostationary communications satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37th launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 1,310th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
304 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telstar 11N launch?
Telstar 11N launched on February 26, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 11N?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 11N?
Zenit 3SLB, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SLB spec sheet
Where did Telstar 11N launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Telstar 11N reach?
Telstar 11N, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 35,442 km orbit inclined 50.7°.
How many satellites did Telstar 11N launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).