Sea Launch mission from the Odyssey platform in the Pacific Ocean carrying Intelsat Americas 8 (Telstar 8), a 5,500 kg communications satellite with Ku-, C- and Ka-band transponders. The launch had been delayed since 2002.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5.5 T
- Flight
- 17th
- of 36 Zenit 3SL flights
- Date and time
- 23 June 2005, 14:03 UTC
- Rocket
- Zenit 3SL
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2005-022
- Launches in 2005
- 25th of 56
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