Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
XM-1
Launched
May 8, 2001
Summary
XM-1 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on May 8, 2001. It was Sea Launch's 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,470th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Zenit 3SL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). XM-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 932 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 1.3°. 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Zenit 3SL flight · 2nd this yearSea Launch's 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,470th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XM-1 · NORAD 26761 · 2001-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- XM-1
- Object ID
- 2001-018A
- Epoch
- 2001-05-08 17:37:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.23290103 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.704652
- Inclination
- 1.2671°
- Ascending node
- 46.7487°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1569°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.3577°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- XM-1 · NORAD 26761 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 7L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., now Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., and XM Satellite Radio Inc. (XMTM) signed a contract 23 March 1998, for two BSS-702 model satellites, named XM 1 and XM 2 (nicknamed "Rock" and "Roll"). These satellites are designed to provide state-of-the-art digital audio radio programming directly to cars, homes and portable radios coast to coast.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
7th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 2nd this year · 8th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did XM-1 launch?
XM-1 launched on May 8, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XM-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched XM-1?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did XM-1 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did XM-1 reach?
XM-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 932 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did XM-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).