ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
Launched
August 20, 2015
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 20, 2015. It was Arianespace's 235th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,484th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-34, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 35,766 km orbit inclined 4.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane 5 flight VA225 liftoffEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 51st Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 235th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,484th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-34 · NORAD 40874 · 2015-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-039A
- Epoch
- 2015-08-20 15:42:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28065686 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7283835
- Inclination
- 4.6952°
- Ascending node
- 103.6818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.305°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.0851°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 99999
- 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
- Intelsat IS-34 · NORAD 40874 · in orbit
- EUTELSAT 8 WEST B · NORAD 40875 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L579 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat is a new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host coverage for 52 million homes. Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
81st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 250th 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 8 West B & Intelsat 34 launch?
Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 launched on August 20, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34?
Coverage: Ariane 5 flight VA225 liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 reach?
Intelsat IS-34, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 35,766 km orbit inclined 4.7°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).