RocketAtlas V 551
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyILS-LMAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 19, 2006, 19:00
- Launch designation
- 2006-001
- Mission
- New Horizons
- Flight name
- New Horizons/Star 48
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-010
- Year
- Launches in 2006
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 167 km
- Initial apogee
- 213 km
- Inclination
- 28.9°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.6 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons | 2006-001ANORAD 28928 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Deep space | 478 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Jan 19, 2006 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.