ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Insat 1C & ECS5
Launched
July 21, 1988
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Insat 1C & ECS5 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 21, 1988. It was Arianespace's 23rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,319th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Insat 1C, one of 10 catalogued objects, from July 27, 1988, was 35,872 × 35,965 km inclined 0.3°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Ariane 3 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 23rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,319th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 1C · NORAD 19330 · 1988-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INSAT 1C
- Object ID
- 1988-063A
- Epoch
- 1988-07-27 21:12:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.9982815 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010982
- Inclination
- 0.2664°
- Ascending node
- 269.4725°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.6674°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.7388°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- Insat 1C · NORAD 19330 · in orbit
- Eutelsat I F-5 · NORAD 19331
Ariane H10 V24 · broke up July 23, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 3rd this year · 33rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Insat 1C & ECS5 launch?
Insat 1C & ECS5 launched on July 21, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Insat 1C & ECS5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Insat 1C & ECS5?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Insat 1C & ECS5 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Insat 1C & ECS5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Insat 1C, one of 10 catalogued objects, from July 27, 1988, was 35,872 × 35,965 km inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Insat 1C & ECS5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).