ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Europe*Star 1
Launched
October 29, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Europe*Star 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 29, 2000. It was Arianespace's 130th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,437th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Ariane 44LP flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Europe*Star 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 37,128 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Ariane 44LP flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 130th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,437th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Europe*Star 1 · NORAD 26590 · 2000-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUROPE*STAR F1
- Object ID
- 2000-068A
- Epoch
- 2000-10-29 00:57:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.19247365 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7379544
- Inclination
- 6.9832°
- Ascending node
- 306.0778°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1524°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.1498°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Europe*Star 1 · NORAD 26590
Ariane H10-3 V134 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The innovative Europe*Star 1 satellite has five high-performance beams covering Europe, Southern Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
103rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 143rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Europe*Star 1 launch?
Europe*Star 1 launched on October 29, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Europe*Star 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Europe*Star 1?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Europe*Star 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Europe*Star 1 reach?
Europe*Star 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 37,128 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Europe*Star 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).