ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E
Launched
February 26, 1999
Image: ESA
Summary
Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 26, 1999. It was Arianespace's 113th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Arabsat 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 289 × 37,158 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 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
- 28th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 113th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,298th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arabsat 3A · NORAD 25638 · 1999-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARABSAT 3A
- Object ID
- 1999-009A
- Epoch
- 1999-02-26 17:37:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.18389529 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7345996
- Inclination
- 7.04°
- Ascending node
- 314.541°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2383°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.2557°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Arabsat 3A · NORAD 25638 · in orbit
- Skynet 4E · NORAD 25639
Ariane H10-3 V116 · re-entered February 11, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E are geostationary communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
88th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 125th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E launch?
Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E launched on February 26, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E reach?
Arabsat 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 289 × 37,158 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).