Communications
EUTELSAT W5 was a European (EUTELSAT Consortium) geostationary communication spacecraft. EUTELSAT W5 was to provide voice, video, and Internet services to all countries in western Europe, central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent
Orbital Attempt
#4,564
BA Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#8
Location Launch
#603
Designator
2002-051
Nov 20, 2002, 10:39 PM
1 update
Length
66.2 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
292 t
Thrust
4,200 kN
LEO Capacity
11,920 kg
GTO Capacity
6,270 kg
Launch Cost
$350M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2002
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 4d
Total Launches
15
Successful
15
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Nov 20, 2002
Boeing as a space agency has recently provided NASA with assistance on sending humans to the ISS from American with both their construction of the CST-100 Starliner crew capsule and their work on the SLS Avionics to return to the moon and beyond. Their ventures in GPS satellite systems and Tracking and Data Relay Satellites provide information about earth-orbiting craft to stations on the ground. They also enable research on the ISS and will be helping with the construction of the Lunar Gateway.
Founded
1916
Administrator
CEO: Kelly Ortberg
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Nov 20, 2002, 5:39 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778