ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Hot Bird 4
Launched
February 27, 1998
Image: NASA
Summary
Hot Bird 4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 27, 1998. It was Arianespace's 104th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,221st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Hot Bird 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,746 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 104th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,221st orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hot Bird 4 · NORAD 25237 · 1998-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HOT BIRD 4
- Object ID
- 1998-013A
- Epoch
- 1998-02-27 17:56:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2839393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7292049
- Inclination
- 7.0152°
- Ascending node
- 314.3973°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.4421°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.2012°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Hot Bird 4 · NORAD 25237
Ariane H10-3 V106 · re-entered April 8, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
79th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 115th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hot Bird 4 launch?
Hot Bird 4 launched on February 27, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hot Bird 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hot Bird 4?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Hot Bird 4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Hot Bird 4 reach?
Hot Bird 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 35,746 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Hot Bird 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).