ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Artemis & BSAT-2b
Launched
July 12, 2001
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Artemis & BSAT-2b launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 12, 2001. The mission was a partial failure: Upper stage under-performance left payloads in MEO. Artemis was able to climb to GEO over time with operational propellant, BSAT-2b couldn't compensate and was abandoned. It was Arianespace's 138th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,481st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 5 G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Result
- Upper stage under-performance left payloads in MEO. Artemis was able to climb to GEO over time with operational propellant, BSAT-2b couldn't compensate and was abandoned.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 10th Ariane 5 G flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 138th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,481st orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Artemis · NORAD 26863
- BSAT-2b · NORAD 26864 · re-entered January 28, 2014
Ariane 5 L510 EPS · re-entered November 22, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for a ESA data relay satellite, it operates at the 21.5 degrees East. BSAT-2b is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
10th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 151st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
125 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Artemis & BSAT-2b launch?
Artemis & BSAT-2b launched on July 12, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why was Artemis & BSAT-2b a partial failure?
Upper stage under-performance left payloads in MEO. Artemis was able to climb to GEO over time with operational propellant, BSAT-2b couldn't compensate and was abandoned.
Where can I watch Artemis & BSAT-2b?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Artemis & BSAT-2b?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Artemis & BSAT-2b launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was Artemis & BSAT-2b going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Artemis & BSAT-2b launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).