Sea Launch flew a Zenit-3SL from its Odyssey ocean platform on the equator to place XM Satellite Radio's 'Roll' satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, completing the two-satellite XM Radio constellation alongside 'Rock', launched in March 2001.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 7th
- of 36 Zenit 3SL flights
- Date and time
- 8 May 2001, 22:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Zenit 3SL
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2001-018
- Launches in 2001
- 18th of 59
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