ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 1L & Galaxy 17
Launched
May 4, 2007
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 4, 2007. It was Arianespace's 171st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,835th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 1L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,811 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 10th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 171st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,835th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1L · NORAD 31306 · 2007-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-016A
- Epoch
- 2007-05-04 17:49:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2757128 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7277225
- Inclination
- 6.0093°
- Ascending node
- 27.1685°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3111°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.0379°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Astra 1L · NORAD 31306 · in orbit
- Galaxy 17 · NORAD 31307 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L536 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 1L is an important DTH TV platform in Europe operating at 19.2 degrees East, for SES. Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat locating at 91 degrees West serving the North American market.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
32nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 185th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 launch?
Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 launched on May 4, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 1L & Galaxy 17?
Coverage: Vol V176 - Ariane 5 ECA - Astra 1L , Galaxy 17 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Astra 1L & Galaxy 17?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 reach?
Astra 1L, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,811 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 1L & Galaxy 17 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).