ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Galaxy 7
Launched
October 28, 1992
Image: NASA
Summary
Galaxy 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 28, 1992. It was Arianespace's 53rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,762nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 42P flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Galaxy 7, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 27,597 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 30 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 42P flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 53rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,762nd orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 7 · NORAD 22205 · 1992-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 30 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GALAXY 7
- Object ID
- 1992-072A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-28 04:48:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.00604624 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6749436
- Inclination
- 6.9851°
- Ascending node
- 216.8375°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.9442°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.3389°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00053209
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
30 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 28 debris; 23 still in orbit
- Galaxy 7 · NORAD 22205
Ariane H10+ V54 · broke up November 12, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
29th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 63rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Galaxy 7 launch?
Galaxy 7 launched on October 28, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Galaxy 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Galaxy 7?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Galaxy 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Galaxy 7 reach?
Galaxy 7, one of 30 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 27,597 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Galaxy 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).