ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Star One C3 & Eutelsat 21B
Launched
November 10, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
218, B-SAT launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 10, 2012. It was Arianespace's 208th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,255th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Star One C3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 332 × 35,879 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 38th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 208th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,255th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Star One C3 · NORAD 38991 · 2012-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-062A
- Epoch
- 2012-11-10 16:23:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26715193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7261624
- Inclination
- 1.4605°
- Ascending node
- 212.6705°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.2001°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.1839°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Star One C3 · NORAD 38991 · in orbit
- EUTELSAT 21B · NORAD 38992 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L566 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 21B is a French communications satellite providing direct to home broadcasting services from geostationary orbit at 21.5 degrees East, replacing the aging Eutelsat 21A. Star One C3 is a communications satellite replacing Brasilsat B3 in the 75 degrees West position.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
66th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 223rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did 218, B-SAT launch?
218, B-SAT launched on November 10, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 218, B-SAT?
Coverage: Flight VA210 – EUTELSAT 21B / Star One C3 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 218, B-SAT?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did 218, B-SAT launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did 218, B-SAT reach?
Star One C3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 332 × 35,879 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did 218, B-SAT launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).