ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat 5C & SES-2
Launched
September 21, 2011
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Arabsat 5C & SES-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 21, 2011. It was Arianespace's 199th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,158th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 35,678 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 199th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,158th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-2 · NORAD 37809 · 2011-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-049A
- Epoch
- 2011-09-21 16:56:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2876493 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728281
- Inclination
- 1.954°
- Ascending node
- 151.7665°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3597°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.102°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- SES-2 · NORAD 37809
- Arabsat 5C · NORAD 37810 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L561 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-2 and Arabsat 5C are geostationary communications satellites. SES-2 provides coverage over United States and the Carribbean, while Arabsat 5C covers Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
60th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 213th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 5C & SES-2 launch?
Arabsat 5C & SES-2 launched on September 21, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 5C & SES-2?
Coverage: Flight VA204 – Arabsat-5C / SES-2 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Arabsat 5C & SES-2?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 5C & SES-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat 5C & SES-2 reach?
SES-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 35,678 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat 5C & SES-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).