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ArianespaceSoyuz STB Fregat-MTAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)
Launched
January 28, 2017
Summary
Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat-MT from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 28, 2017. It was Arianespace's 252nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,622nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Hispasat 36W-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,646 km orbit inclined 5.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Soyuz STB Fregat-MT · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 252nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,622nd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hispasat 36W-1 · NORAD 41942 · 2017-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-006A
- Epoch
- 2017-01-28 02:21:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28949394 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278759
- Inclination
- 5.5361°
- Ascending node
- 340.9814°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.0395°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.5281°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Hispasat 36W-1 · NORAD 41942 · in orbit
Fregat-MT No. 133-07 · re-entered June 25, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hispasat 36W-1, also known as Hispasat AG-1, is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Joining the Hispasat fleet, this 3200 kg satellite is to operate in orbit for 15 years, providing its multimedia services to Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
91st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 267th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) launch?
Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) launched on January 28, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)?
Coverage: Soyuz lifts off from French Guiana with Hispasat 36W-1; Soyuz delivers! Arianespace’s first 2017 mission opens a fast-paced year of launch activity; VS16 - 01/27/2017. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)?
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat-MT spec sheet
Where did Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) reach?
Hispasat 36W-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 35,646 km orbit inclined 5.5°.
How many satellites did Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).