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Eutelsat W5

Delta 4M+(4,2) launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 20, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 20, 2002 · 22:39 UTCLaunch 2002-051Launch no. 4,563 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC37B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeingUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 2002, 22:39
Launch designation
2002-051
Mission
Eutelsat W5
Vehicle flight ID
D4-1/D293

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
185 km
Initial apogee
595 km
Inclination
27.3°
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Eutelsat W52002-051ANORAD 27554Eutelsat SACommunications3,170 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.