ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7
Launched
September 2, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 2, 1997. It was Arianespace's 98th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Ariane 44LP flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hot Bird 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 35,779 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Ariane 44LP flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 98th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,169th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hot Bird 3 · NORAD 24931 · 1997-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HOT BIRD 3
- Object ID
- 1997-049A
- Epoch
- 1997-09-02 16:52:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.002732 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000342
- Inclination
- 0.4261°
- Ascending node
- 88.034°
- Arg. of perigee
- 313.8802°
- Mean anomaly
- 206.2743°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Hot Bird 3 · NORAD 24931
- Meteosat 7 · NORAD 24932 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V99 · re-entered September 4, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Hot Bird 3 is a geostationary communications satellite. Meteosat 7 is an European meteorological satellite.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
73rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 108th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 launch?
Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 launched on September 2, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 reach?
Hot Bird 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 35,779 × 35,808 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).