ArianespaceAriane 40Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ERS-2
Launched
April 21, 1995
Image: Arianespace
Summary
ERS-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 40 from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 21, 1995. It was Arianespace's 71st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,985th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 40 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). ERS-2, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 791 × 794 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 40 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 40 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 71st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,985th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ERS-2 · NORAD 23560 · 1995-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ERS 2
- Object ID
- 1995-021A
- Epoch
- 1995-04-21 01:51:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.31929954 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002271
- Inclination
- 98.5581°
- Ascending node
- 186.1953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 37.2472°
- Mean anomaly
- 323.5764°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; 5 still in orbit
- ERS-2 · NORAD 23560 · re-entered February 21, 2024
Ariane H10+ V72 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
47th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 81st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ERS-2 launch?
ERS-2 launched on April 21, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ERS-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ERS-2?
Ariane 40, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 40 spec sheet
Where did ERS-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did ERS-2 reach?
ERS-2, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 791 × 794 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did ERS-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).