ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 5B & Amazonas 4A
Launched
March 22, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
ASTRA 5B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 22, 2014. It was Arianespace's 219th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,360th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Amazonas 4A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 260 × 35,688 km orbit inclined 3.0°. 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
- 44th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 219th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,360th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amazonas 4A · NORAD 39616 · 2014-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-011A
- Epoch
- 2014-03-22 17:23:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28553028 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7276058
- Inclination
- 2.9509°
- Ascending node
- 339.9725°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.637°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.7028°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Amazonas 4A · NORAD 39616
- Astra 5B · NORAD 39617
Ariane 5 L571 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to- cable and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks. It will also carry a hosted L-band payload for the European Commission’s European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) - See more at: http://www.ses.com/4628908/astra-5b#sthash.h0BOdquk.dpuf
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
73rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 234th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ASTRA 5B launch?
ASTRA 5B launched on March 22, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ASTRA 5B?
Coverage: Flight VA216 – ASTRA 5B / Amazonas 4A | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ASTRA 5B?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did ASTRA 5B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ASTRA 5B reach?
Amazonas 4A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 260 × 35,688 km orbit inclined 3.0°.
How many satellites did ASTRA 5B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).