A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL lifted off from the Odyssey platform in the Pacific carrying XM-2 'Rock,' one of two Boeing 702-based satellites for XM Satellite Radio's US digital audio broadcasting service.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 36 Zenit 3SL flights
- Date and time
- 18 March 2001, 22:33 UTC
- Rocket
- Zenit 3SL
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2001-012
- Launches in 2001
- 12th of 59
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