ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B
Launched
July 22, 1993
Image: ESA
Summary
Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 22, 1993. It was Arianespace's 57th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,834th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hispasat 1B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,786 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 57th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,834th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hispasat 1B · NORAD 22723 · 1993-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HISPASAT 1B
- Object ID
- 1993-048A
- Epoch
- 1993-07-22 18:16:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28126652 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7294891
- Inclination
- 6.952°
- Ascending node
- 102°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.5842°
- Mean anomaly
- 190°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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; 3 still in orbit
- Hispasat 1B · NORAD 22723 · in orbit
- Insat 2B · NORAD 22724 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V58 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hispasat 1A and B were the first two satellites in the national system operated by the Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat, for a dual civil/military mission, offering services to telecommunications operators and radio broadcasting both in Europe and North Africa and America. Hispasat 1A was launched in September 1992, and Hispasat 1B in July 1993. From its orbital position of 30 degrees West above the Atlantic and close to the Brazilian coast, this was the first European satellite system to provide transatlantic capacity, simultaneously covering all the Latin American countries and the United States, areas that have a great deal in common both culturally and linguistically.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
33rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 67th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B launch?
Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B launched on July 22, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B reach?
Hispasat 1B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,786 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).