ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat W1
Launched
September 6, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Eutelsat W1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 6, 2000. It was Arianespace's 127th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,421st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Ariane 44P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Eutelsat W1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 35,578 km orbit inclined 6.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Ariane 44P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 127th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,421st orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W1 · NORAD 26487 · 2000-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EUTELSAT W1
- Object ID
- 2000-052A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-06 17:48:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29172242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7262087
- Inclination
- 6.8282°
- Ascending node
- 141.0496°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.2796°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.5726°
- 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
- Eutelsat W1 · NORAD 26487
Ariane H10-3 V132 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Originally ordered by Orion Network Systems as Orion 2, the contract was later terminated. It was then bought by Eutelsat as spare satellite, called RESSAT, which was later renamed Eutelsat W1 as a replacement satellite compatible with their previously-launched W2 and W3 spacecraft. Eutelsat subsequently decided to launch W1 in September 2000. Located at the 10 degrees East position, the satellite serves a full range of applications that include that include business communications, Internet-based services and television transmission. It has 28 channels, 20 of which provide coverage of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia via a fixed widebeam, with the remaining eight connected to a steerable spotbeam, to address new markets in geographical areas outside the widebeam coverage area (notably southern Africa). Services can be simultaneously provided within both coverages.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
101st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 140th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat W1 launch?
Eutelsat W1 launched on September 6, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Eutelsat W1?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat W1 reach?
Eutelsat W1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 35,578 km orbit inclined 6.8°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).