ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat 65 West A
Launched
March 9, 2016
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat 65 West A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 9, 2016. It was Arianespace's 242nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). EUTELSAT 65 WEST A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 35,833 km orbit inclined 0.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 55th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 242nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,543rd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
EUTELSAT 65 WEST A · NORAD 41382 · 2016-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-014A
- Epoch
- 2016-03-09 07:11:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27697115 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7292437
- Inclination
- 0.5049°
- Ascending node
- 74.8859°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.4705°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.5214°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- EUTELSAT 65 WEST A · NORAD 41382 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L582 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Located at 65 degrees west in GEO, Eutelsat 65 West A will contain 15 C-Band, 24 Ku-band and 24 Ka-Band transponders to provide coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Based on the SSL-1300 platform the satellite weights 6600kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
85th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 257th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Eutelsat 65 West A launch?
Eutelsat 65 West A launched on March 9, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 65 West A?
Coverage: Arianespace Flight VA229 - EUTELSAT 65 West A; Flight VA229 – EUTELSAT 65 West A | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 65 West A?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 65 West A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat 65 West A reach?
EUTELSAT 65 WEST A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 35,833 km orbit inclined 0.5°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 65 West A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).