ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Echostar XVII & MSG-3
Launched
July 5, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Echostar XVII & MSG-3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 5, 2012. It was Arianespace's 204th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,227th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Echostar 17, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,806 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- MSG-3 Lift-offEUMETSAT
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 35th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 204th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,227th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Echostar 17 · NORAD 38551 · 2012-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2012-035A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-06 00:16:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27674289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7280123
- Inclination
- 5.945°
- Ascending node
- 74.3324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8267°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.7998°
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 6 still in orbit
- Echostar 17 · NORAD 38551 · in orbit
- Meteosat 10 · NORAD 38552 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L563 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Echostar XVII is an American high throughput geostationary communications satellite operated by EchoStar. It is positioned at 107.1 degrees West and provides internet. MSG-3 are spin stabelised and are geostationary meteorogical satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
63rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 219th 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 Echostar XVII & MSG-3 launch?
Echostar XVII & MSG-3 launched on July 5, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Echostar XVII & MSG-3?
Coverage: MSG-3 Lift-off. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Echostar XVII & MSG-3?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Echostar XVII & MSG-3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Echostar XVII & MSG-3 reach?
Echostar 17, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,806 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did Echostar XVII & MSG-3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).