Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 27, 2003, 23:14
- Launch designation
- 2003-043
- Mission
- e-Bird
- Flight name
- Insat 3E/e-Bird
- Vehicle flight ID
- V162 (516)
- Year
- Launches in 2003
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 5.5 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurobird 3 | 2003-043ANORAD 27948 | Eutelsat SA | Communications | 922 kg | Renamed · Mar 1, 2012 |
| SMART-1 | 2003-043CNORAD 27949 | European Space Agency | Deep space | 370 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jul 9, 2004 |
| Insat 3E | 2003-043ENORAD 27951 | Indian Space Research Organization | Communications | 2,750 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.