NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

ICO G1

Launch Time
Mon Apr 14, 2008 20:12 UTC

Rocket

Atlas V 421
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Retired
Price: $123.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,152 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,600 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,890 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,634.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2008

16th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

17th mission
3rd mission of 2008
16th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission

Atlas V

14th mission
2nd mission of 2008
13th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission