ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Giotto
Launched
July 2, 1985
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Giotto launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 2, 1985. It was Arianespace's 13th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,961st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Asteroid (Asteroid). Giotto, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,904 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Asteroid (Asteroid)
- Milestone
- 10th Ariane 1 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 13th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,961st orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Giotto · NORAD 15875 · 1985-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-056A
- Epoch
- 1985-07-02 06:39:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27405846 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306979
- Inclination
- 6.998°
- Ascending node
- 264.8945°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8202°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.8318°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Asteroid. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 debris; 8 still in orbit
- Giotto · NORAD 15875 · left Earth orbit July 4, 1985
Ariane H8 V14 · broke up July 4, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Probe designed to flyby Comet 1P/Halley and Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
15th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 3rd this year · 23rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Giotto launch?
Giotto launched on July 2, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Giotto?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Giotto?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Giotto launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Giotto reach?
Giotto, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,904 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Giotto launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).