ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6
Launched
December 29, 2010
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 29, 2010. It was Arianespace's 194th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,106th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Hispasat 1E, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,884 km orbit inclined 3.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 29th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 6th this yearArianespace's 194th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,106th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hispasat 1E · NORAD 37264 · 2010-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-070A
- Epoch
- 2010-12-29 16:46:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27036567 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7279684
- Inclination
- 3.0603°
- Ascending node
- 244.2783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8241°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.1231°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Hispasat 1E · NORAD 37264
- Olleh 1 · NORAD 37265 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L557 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Koreasat 6 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat. Hispasat 1E provides Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and a Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) to Europe, the Americas and North Africa. Located at 30 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
55th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 208th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 launch?
Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 launched on December 29, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6?
Coverage: Flight VA199 – HISPASAT 1E / KOREASAT 6 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 reach?
Hispasat 1E, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,884 km orbit inclined 3.1°.
How many satellites did Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).