ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
AMC-21 & Superbird 7
Launched
August 14, 2008
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
AMC-21 & Superbird 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 14, 2008. It was Arianespace's 180th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,924th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Superbird C2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 35,683 km orbit inclined 1.9°. 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
- 16th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 180th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,924th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird C2 · NORAD 33274 · 2008-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-038A
- Epoch
- 2008-08-14 16:02:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28620439 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7277442
- Inclination
- 1.9139°
- Ascending node
- 104.8765°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.437°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.8267°
- 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
- Superbird C2 · NORAD 33274 · in orbit
- AMC 21 · NORAD 33275 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L542 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AMC-21 is a communications satellite operated by SES operating at 125 degrees West. Superbird 7 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by JSAT, positioned at 144 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
41st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 194th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did AMC-21 & Superbird 7 launch?
AMC-21 & Superbird 7 launched on August 14, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AMC-21 & Superbird 7?
Coverage: VOL V185 - Ariane 5 ECA - AMC 21 , Superbird 7 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched AMC-21 & Superbird 7?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did AMC-21 & Superbird 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did AMC-21 & Superbird 7 reach?
Superbird C2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 35,683 km orbit inclined 1.9°.
How many satellites did AMC-21 & Superbird 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).