ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1
Launched
February 8, 1985
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 8, 1985. It was Arianespace's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Arabsat 1A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 12,024 × 35,882 km orbit inclined 1.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 3 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,919th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arabsat 1A · NORAD 15560 · 1985-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARABSAT 1A
- Object ID
- 1985-015A
- Epoch
- 1985-02-09 00:57:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.64408367 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3933748
- Inclination
- 1.712°
- Ascending node
- 302.787°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.267°
- Mean anomaly
- 355.035°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Arabsat 1A · NORAD 15560 · in orbit
- Brasilsat 1 · NORAD 15561 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V12 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
13th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 21st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 launch?
Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 launched on February 8, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 reach?
Arabsat 1A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 12,024 × 35,882 km orbit inclined 1.7°.
How many satellites did Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).