ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B
Launched
August 10, 1994
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 10, 1994. It was Arianespace's 65th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,920th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 44LP flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Brasilsat B1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 388 × 35,974 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Ariane 44LP flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 65th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,920th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Brasilsat B1 · NORAD 23199 · 1994-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BRAZILSAT B1
- Object ID
- 1994-049A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-11 01:28:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25669632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7247187
- Inclination
- 6.9218°
- Ascending node
- 121.7823°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.5206°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.145°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Brasilsat B1 · NORAD 23199
- Turksat 1B · NORAD 23200 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V66 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Brasilsat B1 is a second generation Brazilian communications satellite. Türksat B1 is a Turkish communications satellite.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
41st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 75th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B launch?
Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B launched on August 10, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B reach?
Brasilsat B1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 388 × 35,974 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).