ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Al Yah 3 & SES-14
Launched
January 25, 2018
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Al Yah 3 & SES-14 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 25, 2018. The mission was a partial failure: Payloads placed into an incorrect orbit. It was Arianespace's 263rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,718th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Result
- Payloads placed into an incorrect orbit.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO)
- Milestone
- 65th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 263rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,718th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Al Yah 3 · NORAD 43174 · in orbit
- SES-14 · NORAD 43175
Ariane 5 L5101 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Al Yah 3 is a geostationary communications satellite built by Orbital ATK for Yahsat. It weighs 3790 kg, carries 53 Ka-band user beams and 4 gateway beams, and is intended for 15 years of operation in orbit. Al Yah 3 will provide telecommunication services to Africa and Brazil. SES-14 is also a communications satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit, replacing NSS-806 satellite. SES-14 coverage includes the Americas and the North Atlantic Region. Spacecraft also carries a hosted payload for NASA, Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission, which will be imaging Earth's thermosphere and ionospehere for two years.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
98th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 278th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Al Yah 3 & SES-14 launch?
Al Yah 3 & SES-14 launched on January 25, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was Al Yah 3 & SES-14 a partial failure?
Payloads placed into an incorrect orbit.
Where can I watch Al Yah 3 & SES-14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Al Yah 3 & SES-14?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Al Yah 3 & SES-14 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was Al Yah 3 & SES-14 going to?
Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (Super-GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Al Yah 3 & SES-14 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).