ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
DirecTV-4S
Launched
November 27, 2001
Image: Arianespace
Summary
DirecTV-4S launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 27, 2001. It was Arianespace's 141st launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,505th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DirecTV 4S, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,721 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 141st launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,505th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 4S · NORAD 26985 · 2001-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DIRECTV 4S
- Object ID
- 2001-052A
- Epoch
- 2001-11-27 06:21:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2855616 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7289969
- Inclination
- 6.9503°
- Ascending node
- 252.4273°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1899°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.4635°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- DirecTV 4S · NORAD 26985
Ariane H10-3 V146 · re-entered May 12, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
It is the fifth Boeing satellite to be built for DirecTV. It was successfully launched on an Ariane-44LP H10-3 on 26 November 2001 and entered service on 27 December 2001.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
110th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 154th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DirecTV-4S launch?
DirecTV-4S launched on November 27, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV-4S?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DirecTV-4S?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did DirecTV-4S launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did DirecTV-4S reach?
DirecTV 4S, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,721 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did DirecTV-4S launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).