ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7
Launched
August 29, 2013
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 29, 2013. It was Arianespace's 216th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Es'hail, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,685 km orbit inclined 3.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 216th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,314th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Es'hail · NORAD 39233 · 2013-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-044A
- Epoch
- 2013-08-29 21:43:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28675855 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7281133
- Inclination
- 3.4634°
- Ascending node
- 112.6232°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1516°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.9967°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Es'hail · NORAD 39233
- GSAT-7 · NORAD 39234 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L570 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 is built by SSL and operates in geostationary orbit at 25.5 degrees East. GSAT-7 is a multi-band military communications satellite developed by ISRO for the Indian Navy. It operates at 74 drgees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
71st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 231st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 launch?
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 launched on August 29, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7?
Coverage: Flight VA215 – EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 / GSAT-7 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 reach?
Es'hail, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,685 km orbit inclined 3.5°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).