ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3
Launched
February 7, 2013
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 7, 2013. It was Arianespace's 211th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,275th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Amazonas 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,835 km orbit inclined 6.3°. 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
- 40th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 211th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,275th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Amazonas 3 · NORAD 39078 · 2013-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-006A
- Epoch
- 2013-02-07 16:30:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27560173 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7286249
- Inclination
- 6.3403°
- Ascending node
- 287.1961°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.5183°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.3392°
- 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
- Amazonas 3 · NORAD 39078 · in orbit
- Azerspace · NORAD 39079 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L568 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space, it covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa, it transmits TV, radio and broadband from 46 degrees East. Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite owned by Hispasat from 61 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
68th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 226th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 launch?
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 launched on February 7, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3?
Coverage: Flight VA212 – AMAZONAS 3 / AZERSPACE/AFRICASAT-1a | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 reach?
Amazonas 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,835 km orbit inclined 6.3°.
How many satellites did Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).