ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 1C & Arsene
Launched
May 12, 1993
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Astra 1C & Arsene launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 12, 1993. It was Arianespace's 55th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,816th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 42L flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 327 × 36,088 km orbit inclined 5.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 42L flightArianespace's 55th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,816th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1C · NORAD 22653 · 1993-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1C
- Object ID
- 1993-031A
- Epoch
- 1993-05-12 06:48:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25306086 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7274816
- Inclination
- 5.0353°
- Ascending node
- 59.0268°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3563°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.7145°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Astra 1C · NORAD 22653 · in orbit
- Arsene-OSCAR-24 · NORAD 22654 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V56 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 1B was the third of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). Arsene (Ariane Radio-Amateur Satellite Enseignement Espace) was designed and built by the French space agency CNES's radio amateur group (RACE) and carried a VHF/UHF and a UHF/S-band transponder.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
31st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 65th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1C & Arsene launch?
Astra 1C & Arsene launched on May 12, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1C & Arsene?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1C & Arsene?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did Astra 1C & Arsene launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Astra 1C & Arsene reach?
Astra 1C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 327 × 36,088 km orbit inclined 5.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 1C & Arsene launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).