ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Anik E2
Launched
April 4, 1991
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Anik E2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 4, 1991. It was Arianespace's 42nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 44P flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Anik E2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 35,705 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 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
- 1st Ariane 44P flightArianespace's 42nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,623rd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Anik E2 · NORAD 21222 · 1991-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ANIK E2
- Object ID
- 1991-026A
- Epoch
- 1991-04-04 18:36:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28293628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7270266
- Inclination
- 4.034°
- Ascending node
- 357.9805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.7991°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.3782°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Anik E2 · NORAD 21222 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V43 · 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
18th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 52nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Anik E2 launch?
Anik E2 launched on April 4, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik E2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik E2?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did Anik E2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Anik E2 reach?
Anik E2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 35,705 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Anik E2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).