ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ECS 1
Launched
June 16, 1983
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
ECS 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 16, 1983. It was Arianespace's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,705th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). ECS 1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 35,601 km orbit inclined 8.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 1 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,705th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ECS 1 · NORAD 14128 · 1983-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUTELSAT 1-F1 (ECS 1)
- Object ID
- 1983-058A
- Epoch
- 1983-06-16 17:41:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29436549 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7284961
- Inclination
- 8.5991°
- Ascending node
- 248.8376°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.489°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.2958°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- ECS 1 · NORAD 14128 · in orbit
- AMSAT-OSCAR-10 · NORAD 14129 · in orbit
Ariane H8 L6 · re-entered August 19, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
7th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 15th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
280 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ECS 1 launch?
ECS 1 launched on June 16, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ECS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ECS 1?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did ECS 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ECS 1 reach?
ECS 1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 35,601 km orbit inclined 8.6°.
How many satellites did ECS 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).