ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2
Launched
March 28, 1986
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 28, 1986. It was Arianespace's 16th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,057th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Gstar 2, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 36,046 km orbit inclined 7.1°. 8 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
- 6th Ariane 3 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 16th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,057th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gstar 2 · NORAD 16649 · 1986-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GSTAR 2
- Object ID
- 1986-026A
- Epoch
- 1986-03-29 02:23:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26426591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7315117
- Inclination
- 7.115°
- Ascending node
- 351.408°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.484°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.675°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- Gstar 2 · NORAD 16649 · in orbit
- Brasilsat 2 · NORAD 16650 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V17 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
1st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 26th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 launch?
Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 launched on March 28, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 reach?
Gstar 2, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 36,046 km orbit inclined 7.1°.
How many satellites did Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).