ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102
Launched
August 17, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 17, 2000. It was Arianespace's 126th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,415th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Ariane 44LP flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Brasilsat B4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 35,834 km orbit inclined 2.8°. 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
- 24th Ariane 44LP flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 126th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,415th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Brasilsat B4 · NORAD 26469 · 2000-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- BRAZILSAT B4
- Object ID
- 2000-046A
- Epoch
- 2000-08-17 18:33:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27484708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7282139
- Inclination
- 2.8428°
- Ascending node
- 132.635°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7208°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.5951°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Brasilsat B4 · NORAD 26469
- Nilesat 102 · NORAD 26470 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V131 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Brazilian and Egyptian communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
100th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 139th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 launch?
Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 launched on August 17, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 reach?
Brasilsat B4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 35,834 km orbit inclined 2.8°.
How many satellites did Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).