ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 1E
Launched
October 19, 1995
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Astra 1E launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 19, 1995. It was Arianespace's 78th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,021st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 42L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Astra 1E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 35,853 km orbit inclined 4.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 42L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 78th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,021st orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1E · NORAD 23686 · 1995-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 1E
- Object ID
- 1995-055A
- Epoch
- 1995-10-19 06:16:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25661963 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7197468
- Inclination
- 4.1692°
- Ascending node
- 210.3694°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6533°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.0213°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.011459
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; 2 still in orbit
- Astra 1E · NORAD 23686 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V79 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
With its constellation of Astra spacecraft, Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) of Luxembourg is delivering analog as well as digital television and radio services across Europe. Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) was building a series of Hughes 601 and Hughes 601HP body-stabilized model spacecraft for SES in its facilities in El Segundo, Calif.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
54th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 9th this year · 88th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1E launch?
Astra 1E launched on October 19, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 1E?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did Astra 1E launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Astra 1E reach?
Astra 1E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 35,853 km orbit inclined 4.2°.
How many satellites did Astra 1E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).