ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Afristar & GE 5
Launched
October 28, 1998
Image: ESA
Summary
Afristar & GE 5 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 28, 1998. It was Arianespace's 110th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,275th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Afristar, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 7,496 × 35,733 km orbit inclined 2.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 110th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,275th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Afristar · NORAD 25515 · 1998-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- AFRISTAR
- Object ID
- 1998-063A
- Epoch
- 1998-10-30 11:24:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.85435719 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5044844
- Inclination
- 2.8854°
- Ascending node
- 188.5696°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2308°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.4415°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Afristar · NORAD 25515
- GE 5 · NORAD 25516
Ariane H10-3 V113 · re-entered October 31, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
85th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 122nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Afristar & GE 5 launch?
Afristar & GE 5 launched on October 28, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Afristar & GE 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Afristar & GE 5?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Afristar & GE 5 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Afristar & GE 5 reach?
Afristar, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 7,496 × 35,733 km orbit inclined 2.9°.
How many satellites did Afristar & GE 5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).