ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galaxy 4H
Launched
June 25, 1993
Image: NASA
Summary
Galaxy 4H launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 25, 1993. It was Arianespace's 56th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,825th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). It reached a 218 × 27,561 km orbit inclined 7.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 56th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,825th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 4H · NORAD 22694 · 1993-039 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HGS 4 (GALAXY 4)
- Object ID
- 1993-039A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-25 20:42:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.01050466 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6747956
- Inclination
- 7.0452°
- Ascending node
- 93.7008°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7849°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.8295°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Galaxy 4H · NORAD 22694
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
32nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 66th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 4H launch?
Galaxy 4H launched on June 25, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 4H?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 4H?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 4H launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galaxy 4H reach?
It reached a 218 × 27,561 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 4H launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).