ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galaxy 4R
Launched
April 19, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Galaxy 4R launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 19, 2000. It was Arianespace's 125th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,389th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 42L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 4R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 32,014 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 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
- 11th Ariane 42L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 125th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,389th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 4R · NORAD 26298 · 2000-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 4R
- Object ID
- 2000-020A
- Epoch
- 2000-04-19 12:03:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.57375447 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7066452
- Inclination
- 7.0216°
- Ascending node
- 34.7266°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.063°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.3059°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.014176
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; 1 still in orbit
- Galaxy 4R · NORAD 26298
Ariane H10-3 V129 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Galaxy 4R, a Hughes HS-601HP or "high power" spacecraft, provides broadcast and telecommunications service to North America, with the capability to provide back-up services to Latin America. The satellite was built on an expedited basis.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
99th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 138th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 4R launch?
Galaxy 4R launched on April 19, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 4R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 4R?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 4R launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galaxy 4R reach?
Galaxy 4R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 32,014 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 4R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).