ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galaxy 11
Launched
December 22, 1999
Image: ESA
Summary
Galaxy 11 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 22, 1999. It was Arianespace's 121st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,365th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 39,880 km orbit inclined 5.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 121st launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,365th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 11 · NORAD 26038 · 1999-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 11
- Object ID
- 1999-071A
- Epoch
- 1999-12-22 02:42:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01865659 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7488685
- Inclination
- 5.6344°
- Ascending node
- 275.8321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 182.021°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.3816°
- 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
- Galaxy 11 · NORAD 26038
Ariane H10-3 V125 · re-entered April 11, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 11 was the first BSS-702 satellite. It was ordered in May 1997 and was successfully launched in December 1999 on an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Galaxy XI has a payload of 64 active transponders; 24 operate in C-band and 40 operate in Ku-band. The spacecraft was designed for an end-of-life power of more than 10 kW. The satellite provides service to North America and Brazil.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
96th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 9th this year · 134th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 11 launch?
Galaxy 11 launched on December 22, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 11?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 11 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galaxy 11 reach?
Galaxy 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 39,880 km orbit inclined 5.6°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).