ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16
Launched
December 6, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 6, 2014. It was Arianespace's 227th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,430th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSAT-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 35,798 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 47th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 227th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,430th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GSAT-16 · NORAD 40332 · 2014-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-078A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-06 16:05:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27805279 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7283574
- Inclination
- 6.0254°
- Ascending node
- 210.726°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8303°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.3218°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- GSAT-16 · NORAD 40332 · in orbit
- DirecTV 14 · NORAD 40333
Ariane 5 L575 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DirecTV 14 is the first satellite oferring Ultra-HD 4k television services using Reverse DBS. It operates at 99 degrees West delivering service to the US and Puerto Rico. GSAT-16 is an Indian communication satellite to enhance satellite based telecommunication, television and VSAT services in India.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
77th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 242nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 launch?
DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 launched on December 6, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16?
Coverage: Flight VA221 – DIRECTV-14 / GSAT-16 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 reach?
GSAT-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 35,798 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).