ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)
Launched
June 26, 2010
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 26, 2010. It was Arianespace's 190th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,066th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Cheollian, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,827 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 25th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 190th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,066th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Cheollian · NORAD 36744 · 2010-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2010-032A
- Epoch
- 2010-06-26 16:54:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27518566 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7281024
- Inclination
- 1.9514°
- Ascending node
- 67.6325°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.2229°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.0188°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Cheollian · NORAD 36744 · in orbit
- Arabsat 5A · NORAD 36745 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L552 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It is used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe. It operates at 30.5 degrees East. Chollian, or COMS-1, is operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, using it for communication, oceanography and meteorogical observation. Operating at 128.2 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
51st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 204th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) launch?
ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) launched on June 26, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)?
Coverage: Flight VA195 – ARABSAT-5A / COMS | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) reach?
Cheollian, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,827 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).