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Eutelsat HB6

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 21, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 2002 · 22:05 UTCLaunch 2002-038Launch no. 4,548 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyILS-LMAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 21, 2002, 22:05
Launch designation
2002-038
Mission
Eutelsat HB6
Flight name
Hot Bird 6
Vehicle flight ID
AV-001

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
199 km
Initial apogee
1,482 km
Inclination
27.4°
Payload mass to orbit
3.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hot Bird 62002-038ANORAD 27499Eutelsat SACommunications3,905 kgRenamed · Mar 1, 2012

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.