ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 2B & GE-7
Launched
September 14, 2000 · 22:54 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Astra 2B & GE-7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 14, 2000 at 22:54 UTC. It was Arianespace's 128th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,423rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 5 G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 2B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 465 × 35,450 km orbit inclined 7.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 5 G flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 128th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,423rd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 2B · NORAD 26494 · 2000-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASTRA 2B
- Object ID
- 2000-054A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-14 18:07:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28789535 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7190195
- Inclination
- 7.3618°
- Ascending node
- 148.2886°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.8926°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.558°
- 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 2B · NORAD 26494 · in orbit
- GE 7 · NORAD 26495
Ariane 5 L506 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellite owned and operated by SES. Providing digital television and radio broadcast service to the UK and Republic of Island. GE-7 is also a commercial communications satellite owned and operated by GE American. Providing coverage to North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and most of Mexico.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
6th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 141st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 14, 7:54 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
176 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 2B & GE-7 launch?
Astra 2B & GE-7 launched on September 14, 2000 at 22:54 UTC.
Where can I watch Astra 2B & GE-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Astra 2B & GE-7?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Astra 2B & GE-7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Sep 14, 7:54 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Astra 2B & GE-7 reach?
Astra 2B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 465 × 35,450 km orbit inclined 7.4°.
How many satellites did Astra 2B & GE-7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).