ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 1D
Launched
November 1, 1994
Image: NASA
Summary
Astra 1D launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 1, 1994. It was Arianespace's 68th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,941st orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 31,016 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 68th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,941st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1D · NORAD 23331 · 1994-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1D
- Object ID
- 1994-070A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-01 05:40:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.66248496 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7002626
- Inclination
- 6.9397°
- Ascending node
- 225.644°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3461°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.907°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Astra 1D · NORAD 23331 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V69 · re-entered January 20, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second Hughes spacecraft ordered by SES
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
44th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 78th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1D launch?
Astra 1D launched on November 1, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1D?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Astra 1D launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Astra 1D reach?
Astra 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 31,016 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Astra 1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).