ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
GStar 3 & SBS 5
Launched
September 8, 1988
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
GStar 3 & SBS 5 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 8, 1988. It was Arianespace's 24th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,338th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Gstar 3, one of 15 catalogued objects, from September 11, 1988, was 16,593 × 36,167 km inclined 1.5°. 15 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
- 10th Ariane 3 flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 24th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,338th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gstar 3 · NORAD 19483 · 1988-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GSTAR 3
- Object ID
- 1988-081A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-11 20:38:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.46473654 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.2988268
- Inclination
- 1.5151°
- Ascending node
- 150.7097°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.3532°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.1051°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 10 debris, 2 components; 10 still in orbit
- Gstar 3 · NORAD 19483 · in orbit
- SBS 5 · NORAD 19484
Ariane H10 V25 · broke up September 23, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GStar 3 and SBS 5 were geostationary communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
4th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 34th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GStar 3 & SBS 5 launch?
GStar 3 & SBS 5 launched on September 8, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GStar 3 & SBS 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GStar 3 & SBS 5?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did GStar 3 & SBS 5 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did GStar 3 & SBS 5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Gstar 3, one of 15 catalogued objects, from September 11, 1988, was 16,593 × 36,167 km inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did GStar 3 & SBS 5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).