ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1
Launched
March 28, 1995
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 28, 1995. It was Arianespace's 70th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,980th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Brasilsat B2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,187 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 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
- 13th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 70th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,980th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Brasilsat B2 · NORAD 23536 · 1995-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BRAZILSAT B2
- Object ID
- 1995-016A
- Epoch
- 1995-03-29 01:38:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25117975 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7305476
- Inclination
- 6.9899°
- Ascending node
- 350.6718°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2045°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.9962°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Brasilsat B2 · NORAD 23536
- Hot Bird 1 · NORAD 23537
Ariane H10+ V71 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Brasilsat B2 and Hotbird 1 are Brazilian and international communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
46th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 80th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 launch?
Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 launched on March 28, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 reach?
Brasilsat B2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 36,187 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).