ULA
/
ICO G1
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
20:12:00
Monday April 14, 2008
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
Mission Details
ICO-G1
The G1 satellite is intended to support a wide range of mobile voice, video and data services, and covers the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Alpha trials of this service will begin in 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,634 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
ULAPrice
$123.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.81m
Height: 58.3m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,600 kg
GTO: 6,890 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,152 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.2m
Height: 13.8m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Launch Site
Stats
Atlas V
14th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2008
United Launch Alliance
17th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2008
2008
16th
Orbital launch attempt