ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2
Launched
October 13, 2006
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 13, 2006. It was Arianespace's 168th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,797th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). DirecTV 9S, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 168th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,797th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DirecTV 9S · NORAD 29494 · 2006-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-043A
- Epoch
- 2006-10-13 16:14:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27865953 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7282271
- Inclination
- 6.9255°
- Ascending node
- 159.7656°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.5691°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.4481°
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- DirecTV 9S · NORAD 29494
- Optus D1 · NORAD 29495 · in orbit
- LDREX-2 · NORAD 29496 · re-entered September 30, 2010
Ariane 5 L533 ESC-A · re-entered July 21, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DirecTV 9S is a high-power spot beam satellite that will enable DirecTV to serve additional markets. Serving high-quality local and national digit video service. Optus D1 is a communications satellite serving many customers. LDREX was an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
29th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 182nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 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-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 launch?
DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 launched on October 13, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2?
Coverage: Vol V173 - Ariane 5 ECA - Direct TV9S , Optus D1 , LDREX-2 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 reach?
DirecTV 9S, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).