ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9
Launched
December 20, 2008 · 22:35 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 20, 2008 at 22:35 UTC. It was Arianespace's 181st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,952nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Hot Bird 9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,634 km orbit inclined 4.1°. 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
- 17th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 181st launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,952nd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hot Bird 9 · NORAD 33459 · 2008-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-065A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-20 17:36:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28898823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7271324
- Inclination
- 4.0835°
- Ascending node
- 249.3011°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.2903°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.7818°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Hot Bird 9 · NORAD 33459
- Eutelsat W2M · NORAD 33460
Ariane 5 L543 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
EutelSat W2M is a telecommunications satellite opperated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is used to provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 16 degrees East. Hotbird 9 is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, providing communications to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 13 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
42nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 195th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 20, 7:35 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
128 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 launch?
Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 launched on December 20, 2008 at 22:35 UTC.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9?
Coverage: VOL V186 - Ariane 5 ECA - Eutelsat W2M , Hot Bird 9 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 20, 7:35 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 reach?
Hot Bird 9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,634 km orbit inclined 4.1°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).