ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Anik E1
Launched
September 26, 1991
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Anik E1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 26, 1991. It was Arianespace's 45th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,667th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 44P flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Anik E1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,912 × 35,789 km orbit inclined 2.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 44P flightArianespace's 45th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,667th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Anik E1 · NORAD 21726 · 1991-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ANIK E1
- Object ID
- 1991-067A
- Epoch
- 1991-09-27 15:46:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98749379 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.577748
- Inclination
- 2.2849°
- Ascending node
- 171.8025°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5704°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.2993°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Anik E1 · NORAD 21726 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V46 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Anik E's provide North America-wide communications in both the C-band (6/4 GHz) and higher power Ku-band (14/12 GHz), and each satellite carries the equivalent of 56 analog television channels.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
21st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 55th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Anik E1 launch?
Anik E1 launched on September 26, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik E1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik E1?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did Anik E1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Anik E1 reach?
Anik E1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,912 × 35,789 km orbit inclined 2.3°.
How many satellites did Anik E1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).