Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
XM-2
Launched
March 18, 2001
Summary
XM-2 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on March 18, 2001. It was Sea Launch's 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,464th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). XM-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 926 × 35,768 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
- 6th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,464th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XM-2 · NORAD 26724 · 2001-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- XM-2
- Object ID
- 2001-012A
- Epoch
- 2001-03-18 18:03:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.23402117 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7047876
- Inclination
- 1.2966°
- Ascending node
- 1.8073°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6505°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.7869°
- 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-2 · NORAD 26724 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 5L · 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
6th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 7th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did XM-2 launch?
XM-2 launched on March 18, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XM-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched XM-2?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did XM-2 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did XM-2 reach?
XM-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 926 × 35,768 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did XM-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).