Spaceflight Now:  Sea Launch Mission Report

The ground track
SEA LAUNCH PHOTO RELEASE
Posted: March 11, 2000

Ground track
The trace shows the track Sea Launch will follow to place the first ICO satellite into Medium-Earth-Orbit. Photo: Sea Launch
 

Flight data file
Vehicle: Sea Launch
Payload: ICO F-1
Launch date: March 12, 2000
Launch time: 1449:15 GMT (9:49:15 a.m. EST)
Launch site: Equator, 154 deg. West, Pacific Ocean

Pre-launch Briefing
Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of the events to occur during launch.

Rocket - A look at the Zenit 3SL rocket and Block DM-SL upper stage.

The Sea Launch vessels - Overviews of the Sea Launch Commander and Odyssey launch platform.

ICO preview - Story explains ICO system and its history.

ICO satellite - The Hughes-built craft features breakthroughs.

MISSION STATUS CENTER