ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C
Launched
July 9, 1996
Image: ESA
Summary
Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 9, 1996. It was Arianespace's 88th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,085th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Ariane 44L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Arabsat IIA, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 5 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
- 20th Ariane 44L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 88th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,085th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arabsat IIA · NORAD 23948 · 1996-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARABSAT 2A
- Object ID
- 1996-040A
- Epoch
- 1996-07-10 04:09:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28303818 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7294245
- Inclination
- 6.9674°
- Ascending node
- 82.2134°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2048°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.0329°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00030475
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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Arabsat IIA · NORAD 23948 · in orbit
- Turksat 1C · NORAD 23949 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V89 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Arabsat IIA and Türksat 1C are Saudi Arabian and Turkish communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
63rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 98th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C launch?
Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C launched on July 9, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C reach?
Arabsat IIA, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).