ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galaxy 10R
Launched
January 25, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Galaxy 10R launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 25, 2000. It was Arianespace's 122nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,369th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 42L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 10R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 33,257 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Ariane 42L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 122nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,369th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 10R · NORAD 26056 · 2000-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 10R
- Object ID
- 2000-002A
- Epoch
- 2000-01-25 04:42:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.46698336 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7128195
- Inclination
- 6.8587°
- Ascending node
- 320.3417°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.4964°
- Mean anomaly
- 124.0109°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
- Galaxy 10R · NORAD 26056
Ariane H10-3 V126 · re-entered April 16, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
97th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 135th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 10R launch?
Galaxy 10R launched on January 25, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 10R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 10R?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 10R launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galaxy 10R reach?
Galaxy 10R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 33,257 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 10R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).