European Space AgencyAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
CAT 1
Launched
December 24, 1979
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
CAT 1 launched on an European Space Agency Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 24, 1979. It was European Space Agency's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 1 flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of CAT 01, one of 36 catalogued objects, from January 15, 1980, was 163 × 35,311 km inclined 17.8°. 36 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · European Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 1 flightEuropean Space Agency's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,281st orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
CAT 01 · NORAD 11645 · 1979-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 36 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CAT 1
- Object ID
- 1979-104A
- Epoch
- 1980-01-15 03:45:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.31930513 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7289593
- Inclination
- 17.7551°
- Ascending node
- 133.0678°
- Arg. of perigee
- 205.9456°
- Mean anomaly
- 139.2353°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 49
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
36 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 34 debris; 27 still in orbit
- CAT 01 · NORAD 11645 · re-entered November 27, 1989
Ariane H8 LO1 · broke up March 24, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Vehicle evaluation payload for the Ariane 1 launch vehicle
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
2nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 10th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
about 8 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did CAT 1 launch?
CAT 1 launched on December 24, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch CAT 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched CAT 1?
Ariane 1, flown by European Space Agency. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did CAT 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did CAT 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of CAT 01, one of 36 catalogued objects, from January 15, 1980, was 163 × 35,311 km inclined 17.8°.
How many satellites did CAT 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).