ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
DirecTV 3
Launched
June 10, 1995
Image: NASA
Summary
DirecTV 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 10, 1995. It was Arianespace's 73rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,993rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 31,532 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 73rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,993rd orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 3 · NORAD 23598 · 1995-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIRECTV 3 (DBS 3)
- Object ID
- 1995-029A
- Epoch
- 1995-06-10 14:43:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.61562971 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7034304
- Inclination
- 7.0359°
- Ascending node
- 81.2867°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.6802°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.3693°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 417
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- DirecTV 3 · NORAD 23598
Ariane H10-3 V74 · re-entered January 13, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DirecTV 2 is a high-powered satellites built by Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) which began bringing true direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service to homes throughout North America in 1994.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 83rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DirecTV 3 launch?
DirecTV 3 launched on June 10, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV 3?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did DirecTV 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did DirecTV 3 reach?
DirecTV 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 31,532 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did DirecTV 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).