The Sea Launch Odyssey, an oceangoing rocket platform used to launch satellites from the equator, is docked at Honolulu Harbor until this afternoon.

The converted North Sea oil drilling platform is 213 feet high — taller than Aloha Tower — 436 feet long and 220 feet wide.

The Odyssey platform successfully launched a European broadcast satellite on Sept. 24 and is in Honolulu for refueling and restocking, said Peter Steier, vice president of sales and marketing for Sea Launch. It was the company’s first launch since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, according to the .

The vessel, based in Long Beach, Calif., arrived in Honolulu Wednesday morning at Pier 11 and will leave this afternoon for Southeast Asia, where it will be dry-docked for maintenance. It last docked in Honolulu in December 2007.

The Odyssey is not open to the public, but can be seen from most areas around the harbor.