Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
XM-4
Launched
October 30, 2006
Summary
XM-4 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on October 30, 2006. It was Sea Launch's 23rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,803rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Zenit 3SL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). XM-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,263 × 36,022 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
- 23rd Zenit 3SL flight · 5th this yearSea Launch's 23rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,803rd orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XM-4 · NORAD 29520 · 2006-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-049A
- Epoch
- 2006-10-31 00:24:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.19452188 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6947957
- Inclination
- 0.0728°
- Ascending node
- 22.9755°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.1029°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.7733°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- XM-4 · NORAD 29520 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 24L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications International
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
23rd launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 5th this year · 26th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did XM-4 launch?
XM-4 launched on October 30, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XM-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched XM-4?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did XM-4 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did XM-4 reach?
XM-4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,263 × 36,022 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did XM-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).