Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
XM-3
Launched
March 1, 2005
Summary
XM-3 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on March 1, 2005. It was Sea Launch's 15th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,702nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). XM-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,499 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 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 Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 15th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,702nd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XM-3 · NORAD 28626 · 2005-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-008A
- Epoch
- 2005-03-01 12:02:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.12988031 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6523989
- Inclination
- 0.0658°
- Ascending node
- 313.9299°
- Arg. of perigee
- 206.2194°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.6946°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- XM-3 · NORAD 28626 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 17L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The satellite would supplement the American XM network's satellite direct-broadcast digital radio service.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
15th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 16th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
244 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did XM-3 launch?
XM-3 launched on March 1, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XM-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched XM-3?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did XM-3 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did XM-3 reach?
XM-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 2,499 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did XM-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).