ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Atlantic Bird 2
Launched
September 25, 2001
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Atlantic Bird 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 25, 2001. It was Arianespace's 140th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,495th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Ariane 44P flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Atlantic Bird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 330 × 36,955 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 15th Ariane 44P flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 140th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,495th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantic Bird 2 · NORAD 26927 · 2001-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ATLANTIC BIRD 2
- Object ID
- 2001-042A
- Epoch
- 2001-09-25 18:38:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.19448876 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.732092
- Inclination
- 6.8625°
- Ascending node
- 171.8254°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.5877°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.3535°
- 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: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Atlantic Bird 2 · NORAD 26927
Ariane H10-3 V144 · re-entered August 11, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Alcatel Space has built Atlantic Bird 2 (26 channels in Ku Band for this Spacebus 3000 B2 Satellite) for Eutelsat. By meeting a rapid delivery schedule (16 month on ground delivery), which is made possible by an advanced production policy for the Spacebus-3000B2 platform, Alcatel Space has enabled Eutelsat to meet crucial back-up service requirements while expanding digital and multimedia services. In addition to the on-ground delivery of Atlantic Bird 2, Alcatel Space's prime contract with Eutelsat provides for the satellite's launch campaign, as well support for its operations and mission analysis.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
109th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 153rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Atlantic Bird 2 launch?
Atlantic Bird 2 launched on September 25, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Atlantic Bird 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Atlantic Bird 2?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did Atlantic Bird 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Atlantic Bird 2 reach?
Atlantic Bird 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 330 × 36,955 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Atlantic Bird 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).