ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
Launched
December 4, 2018 · 20:37 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 4, 2018 at 20:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:37 to 21:53 UTC. It was Arianespace's 272nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,808th orbital launch attempt. It was the 69th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Cheollian 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 3.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 69th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 272nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,808th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Cheollian 2A · NORAD 43823 · 2018-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-100A
- Epoch
- 2018-12-04 15:48:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28185256 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7282511
- Inclination
- 3.5414°
- Ascending node
- 207.8353°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9967°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.0322°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Cheollian 2A · NORAD 43823 · in orbit
- GSAT-11 · NORAD 43824 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L5104 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GSAT-11 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite. It is based n the new I-6K Bus and carry 40 transponders in the Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies. GEO-KOMPSAT 2A is a South Korean geostationary meteorological satellite developed by KARI. The satellite will be used for weather and space weather observation.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
103rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 287th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 4, 5:37 PM GMT-3, in daylight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launch?
GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launched on December 4, 2018 at 20:37 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:37 to 21:53 UTC.
Where can I watch GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A?
Coverage: Arianespace Vol VA246 - GSAT-11 et GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (FR); Flight VA246 – GSAT-11 / GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 4, 5:37 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A reach?
Cheollian 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 35,749 km orbit inclined 3.5°.
How many satellites did GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).