ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
GE 4
Launched
November 13, 1999
Image: Arianespace
Summary
GE 4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 13, 1999. It was Arianespace's 119th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,352nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Ariane 44LP flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). GE 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 35,702 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Ariane 44LP flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 119th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,352nd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GE 4 · NORAD 25954 · 1999-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GE 4
- Object ID
- 1999-060A
- Epoch
- 1999-11-13 17:34:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28755089 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7291967
- Inclination
- 6.0032°
- Ascending node
- 214.7084°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9742°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.2036°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.0041408
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
- GE 4 · NORAD 25954
Ariane H10-3 V123 · re-entered October 15, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GE-4, a hybrid C-/Ku-band satellite, serves North and South America from its orbital location at 101 degrees West. The A2100AX satellite is designed for a 15-year lifespan, but carries enough fuel to operate for a longer period of time.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
94th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 131st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GE 4 launch?
GE 4 launched on November 13, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GE 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GE 4?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did GE 4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did GE 4 reach?
GE 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 35,702 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did GE 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).