ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a
Launched
March 8, 2001
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 8, 2001. It was Arianespace's 136th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,463rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 5 G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Eurobird 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 927 × 35,913 km orbit inclined 2.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 9th Ariane 5 G flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 136th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,463rd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eurobird 1 · NORAD 26719 · 2001-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUROBIRD
- Object ID
- 2001-011A
- Epoch
- 2001-03-08 17:33:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.22414857 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7056328
- Inclination
- 2.2589°
- Ascending node
- 320.5039°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.2599°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.4661°
- 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
- Eurobird 1 · NORAD 26719
- BSAT-2a · NORAD 26720 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L509 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat 28A is a commercial communications satellite used for digital television, covering Europe and NW Africa. BSAT-2a is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
9th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 149th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a launch?
Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a launched on March 8, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a reach?
Eurobird 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 927 × 35,913 km orbit inclined 2.3°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).