ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b
Launched
October 28, 2010
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 28, 2010. It was Arianespace's 192nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,090th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Eutelsat W3B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 35,729 km orbit inclined 1.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 27th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 192nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,090th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat W3B · NORAD 37206 · 2010-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-056A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-28 17:10:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28220206 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7276111
- Inclination
- 1.9134°
- Ascending node
- 193.2307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.7858°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.436°
- 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
- Eutelsat W3B · NORAD 37206 · in orbit
- BSAT-3B · NORAD 37207 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L555 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat W3B is a communication satellite to be located at 7 degrees East to provide broadcast and telecommunications accross Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However it took another satellites place, W2M which had failed. Directly after launch however W3B developed a sizeable leak and was declared a total loss. B-SAT 3b is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
53rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 206th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b launch?
Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b launched on October 28, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b?
Coverage: Flight VA197 – W3B / BSAT-3b | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b reach?
Eutelsat W3B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 35,729 km orbit inclined 1.9°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).