ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
GE 2 & Nahuel 1A
Launched
January 30, 1997
Image: ESA
Summary
GE 2 & Nahuel 1A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 30, 1997. It was Arianespace's 92nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,121st orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GE 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,995 km orbit inclined 6.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 92nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,121st orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GE 2 · NORAD 24713 · 1997-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GE 2
- Object ID
- 1997-002A
- Epoch
- 1997-01-30 17:45:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26374577 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7291584
- Inclination
- 6.5153°
- Ascending node
- 282.4926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.3163°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.7087°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- GE 2 · NORAD 24713
- Nahuel 1A · NORAD 24714 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V93 · re-entered February 24, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GE 2 and Nahuel 1A are American and Argentinian communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
67th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 102nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GE 2 & Nahuel 1A launch?
GE 2 & Nahuel 1A launched on January 30, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GE 2 & Nahuel 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GE 2 & Nahuel 1A?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did GE 2 & Nahuel 1A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did GE 2 & Nahuel 1A reach?
GE 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,995 km orbit inclined 6.5°.
How many satellites did GE 2 & Nahuel 1A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).