ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15
Launched
November 10, 2015
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 10, 2015. It was Arianespace's 238th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,511th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSAT-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 35,720 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 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
- 53rd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 6th this yearArianespace's 238th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,511th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GSAT-15 · NORAD 41028 · 2015-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-065A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-10 16:57:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28256901 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7274561
- Inclination
- 3.9601°
- Ascending node
- 198.8701°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3532°
- Mean anomaly
- 191.8294°
- 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
- GSAT-15 · NORAD 41028 · in orbit
- Badr 7 · NORAD 41029 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L581 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat-6B will provide telecommunications and TV broadcast services to the Middle East and Africa. GSAT-15 will provide C and Ku-band telecommunication services.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
83rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 253rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 launch?
Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 launched on November 10, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15?
Coverage: Flight VA227 – Arabsat-6B / GSAT-15 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 reach?
GSAT-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 35,720 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).