ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Launched
August 28, 2002
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 28, 2002. It was Arianespace's 150th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,551st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Ariane 5 G flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Atlantic Bird 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 5.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V155Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 13th Ariane 5 G flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 150th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,551st orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantic Bird 1 · NORAD 27508 · 2002-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ATLANTIC BIRD
- Object ID
- 2002-040A
- Epoch
- 2002-08-28 17:57:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.24600452 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7172548
- Inclination
- 5.4313°
- Ascending node
- 129.6767°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7212°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.6129°
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- Atlantic Bird 1 · NORAD 27508
- Meteosat 8 · NORAD 27509 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L513 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
13th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 163rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 launch?
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 launched on August 28, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8?
Coverage: Ariane V155. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 reach?
Atlantic Bird 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 35,925 km orbit inclined 5.4°.
How many satellites did Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).