ArianespaceAriane 5 G+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Anik F2
Launched
July 18, 2004
Image: ESA/S. Corvaja
Summary
Anik F2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 18, 2004. It was Arianespace's 158th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 5 G+ flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Anik F2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 38,673 km orbit inclined 6.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 5 G+ flightArianespace's 158th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,666th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Anik F2 · NORAD 28378 · 2004-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ANIK F2
- Object ID
- 2004-027A
- Epoch
- 2004-07-19 17:53:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06893078 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7313999
- Inclination
- 6.7662°
- Ascending node
- 121.0064°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.9606°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.5619°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- -0.028859
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Anik F2 · NORAD 28378 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L519 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Anik satellites are a series of geostationary communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for television in Canada.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
19th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 172nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
137 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Anik F2 launch?
Anik F2 launched on July 18, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Anik F2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Anik F2?
Ariane 5 G+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G+ spec sheet
Where did Anik F2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Anik F2 reach?
Anik F2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 38,673 km orbit inclined 6.8°.
How many satellites did Anik F2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).