ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Launched
July 7, 2008
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 7, 2008. It was Arianespace's 179th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Protostar 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,768 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 15th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 179th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,919th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Protostar 1 · NORAD 33153 · 2008-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-034A
- Epoch
- 2008-07-07 16:35:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27996743 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7281082
- Inclination
- 1.9745°
- Ascending node
- 77.9052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0748°
- Mean anomaly
- 171.6224°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.027101
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; 2 still in orbit
- Protostar 1 · NORAD 33153
- Badr 6 · NORAD 33154 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L541 ESC-A · re-entered December 30, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
40th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 193rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Badr-6 & ProtoStar I launch?
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I launched on July 7, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Badr-6 & ProtoStar I?
Coverage: VOL V184 - Ariane 5 ECA - Badr-6 , ProtoStar - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Badr-6 & ProtoStar I?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Badr-6 & ProtoStar I launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Badr-6 & ProtoStar I reach?
Protostar 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,768 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did Badr-6 & ProtoStar I launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).