ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1
Launched
October 1, 2009
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 1, 2009. It was Arianespace's 186th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,011th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Amazonas-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 2.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 186th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,011th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amazonas-2 · NORAD 35942 · 2009-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-054A
- Epoch
- 2009-10-01 17:45:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27724093 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278237
- Inclination
- 2.877°
- Ascending node
- 167.6234°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.3693°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.964°
- 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
- Amazonas-2 · NORAD 35942 · in orbit
- COMSATBw-1 · NORAD 35943 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L549 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Amazonas 2 is a communications satellite serving civilians broadband in North, Central and South America. Operates at 61 degrees West. COMSATBw 1 is a satellite providing German military communications for voice and fax as well as advanced data, video and multimedia.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
47th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 200th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 launch?
Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 launched on October 1, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1?
Coverage: Ariane 5 Launch ECA V-191 *Amazonas 2*-*SATCOMBw 2a*; VOL V191 Ariane 5 ECA , Amazonas 2 + COMSATBw-1, decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 reach?
Amazonas-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 2.9°.
How many satellites did Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).