ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2
Launched
November 13, 1996
Image: ESA
Summary
Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 13, 1996. It was Arianespace's 91st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,108th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Ariane 44L flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Arabsat IIB, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,857 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Ariane 44L flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 91st launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,108th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arabsat IIB · NORAD 24652 · 1996-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARABSAT 2B
- Object ID
- 1996-063A
- Epoch
- 1996-11-13 17:57:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27277888 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7281127
- Inclination
- 3.9929°
- Ascending node
- 210.6007°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7757°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.4436°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Arabsat IIB · NORAD 24652 · in orbit
- Measat 2 · NORAD 24653
Ariane H10-3 V92 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat 2B and MEASAT 2 are Saudi Arabian and Malaysian communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
66th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 10th this year · 101st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 launch?
Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 launched on November 13, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 reach?
Arabsat IIB, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,857 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).