NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Sicral-1B

Launch Time
Mon Apr 20, 2009 08:15 UTC

Rocket

Zenit-3 SL
Image Credit: Sea Launch
Sea Launch
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,740 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 59.46 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.1 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m

Mission Details

Sicral-1B

SICRAL (Sistema Italiana de Communicazione Riservente Allarmi), the first national italian system for satellite military telecommunications, has been developed by the SITAB consortium made up of Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica Company (70%), Fiat Avio (20%) and Telespazio (10%).

It has a mass of 3038kg and was built and tested in Cannes, in France, although the integration took place in Italy. It has nine transponders (one in EHF, three in UHF and five in SHF).

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,038.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean

Stats

2009

22nd orbital launch attempt

Zenit

69th mission
2nd mission of 2009
57th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission