ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus
Launched
February 6, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 6, 2014. It was Arianespace's 218th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,355th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). ABS-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,276 × 35,875 km orbit inclined 10.1°. 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
- 43rd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 218th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,355th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ABS-2 · NORAD 39508 · 2014-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-006A
- Epoch
- 2014-02-07 02:21:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13879323 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6602001
- Inclination
- 10.1017°
- Ascending node
- 94.7596°
- Arg. of perigee
- 11.9083°
- Mean anomaly
- 153.6211°
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- ABS-2 · NORAD 39508 · in orbit
- ATHENA-FIDUS · NORAD 39509 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L572 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
72nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 233rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus launch?
ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus launched on February 6, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus?
Coverage: Flight VA217 – ABS-2 / Athena Fidus | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus reach?
ABS-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 2,276 × 35,875 km orbit inclined 10.1°.
How many satellites did ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).