ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B
Launched
May 8, 1985
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 8, 1985. It was Arianespace's 12th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,940th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gstar 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 35,874 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 3 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 12th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,940th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gstar 1 · NORAD 15677 · 1985-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GSTAR 1
- Object ID
- 1985-035A
- Epoch
- 1985-05-08 07:02:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27424877 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7295322
- Inclination
- 7.0256°
- Ascending node
- 58.0183°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1985°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.6175°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.000099999
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; 2 still in orbit
- Gstar 1 · NORAD 15677 · in orbit
- Telecom 1B · NORAD 15678 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V13 · re-entered March 27, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
14th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 22nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B launch?
Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B launched on May 8, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B reach?
Gstar 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 35,874 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).