Success
Eutelsat W4
Communications
Lockheed Martin(LMT)Commercial
Atlas IIIA
Direct-GEOorbit
The W satellites are designed to provide telecommunications services primarily over Europe (W1, W2, W3, W3A and W5) and communication services over Russia and Africa (W4). Eutelsat W4 is designed to provide 31 transponders at saturation. The W satellites have a minimum operational lifetime of 12 years. The spacecraft is based on the Spacebus-3000B2 platform.
Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 11:10 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,397
LMT Mission
#50
Pad Launch
#67
Location Launch
#579
Designator
2000-028
Launch Window
NET
May 24, 2000, 11:10 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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
May 24, 2000, 7:10 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Atlas IIIA Specs
American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.
Length
52.8 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
214 t
Thrust
4,149 kN
LEO Capacity
8,640 kg
GTO Capacity
4,055 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2000
Fastest Turnaround
3y 9mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: May 24, 2000
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Founded
1953
Total Launches
80
Successful
77
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
38