ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R
Launched
August 6, 2011 · 22:52 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 6, 2011 at 22:52 UTC. It was Arianespace's 198th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,148th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 1N, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,730 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 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
- 32nd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 198th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,148th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 1N · NORAD 37775 · 2011-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-041A
- Epoch
- 2011-08-07 04:37:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28164146 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7273926
- Inclination
- 1.9734°
- Ascending node
- 123.592°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2256°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.7297°
- 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 1N · NORAD 37775 · in orbit
- BSAT 3c · NORAD 37776 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L560 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 1N is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, positioned at 19.2 degrees East. It is designed to provide digital television and radio broadcasting services across Germany, France and Spain. B-SAT 3c is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
59th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 212th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 6, 7:52 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R launch?
Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R launched on August 6, 2011 at 22:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R?
Coverage: Flight VA203 – ASTRA 1N / BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Aug 6, 7:52 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R reach?
Astra 1N, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,730 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).