ArianespaceAriane 5 ECA+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 39 & EDRS-C/HYLAS 3
Launched
August 6, 2019 · 19:30 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 6, 2019 at 19:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:30 to 21:51 UTC. It was Arianespace's 280th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,874th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 5 ECA+ flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EDRS C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,801 km orbit inclined 4.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 5 ECA+ flightArianespace's 280th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,874th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EDRS C · NORAD 44475 · 2019-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-048A
- Epoch
- 2019-08-06 21:49:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27855153 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728737
- Inclination
- 4.4807°
- Ascending node
- 76.0269°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2412°
- Mean anomaly
- 68.2289°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- EDRS C · NORAD 44475 · in orbit
- Intelsat IS-39 · NORAD 44476 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L5109 ESC-D · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EDRS-C is one of the two EDRS (European Data Relay System) satellites. EDRS is the European constellation of two geostationary data relay satellites that will relay information and data between satellites, spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground stations. Broadband communications payload called HYLAS 3 is placed on EDRS-C satellite, and is to complement HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 satellites already in orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
106th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 295th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 6, 4:30 PM GMT-3, in daylight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 launch?
EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 launched on August 6, 2019 at 19:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:30 to 21:51 UTC.
Where can I watch EDRS-C & HYLAS 3?
Coverage: Watch a full recap of Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 39 & EDRS-C/HYLAS 3!; Arianespace Vol VA249 - Intelsat 39 et EDRS-C (FR); Flight VA249 – Intelsat 39 / EDRS-C | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EDRS-C & HYLAS 3?
Ariane 5 ECA+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA+ spec sheet
Where did EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Aug 6, 4:30 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 reach?
EDRS C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,801 km orbit inclined 4.5°.
How many satellites did EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).