ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4
Launched
July 9, 1992
Image: ESA
Summary
Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 9, 1992. It was Arianespace's 50th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,730th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 44L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Insat 2A, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 22,399 × 35,841 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Ariane 44L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 50th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,730th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 2A · NORAD 22027 · 1992-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INSAT 2A
- Object ID
- 1992-041A
- Epoch
- 1992-07-10 19:58:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.29844458 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1893657
- Inclination
- 0.3787°
- Ascending node
- 100.6297°
- Arg. of perigee
- 162.7091°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.7634°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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; 2 still in orbit
- Insat 2A · NORAD 22027 · in orbit
- Eutelsat II F-4 · NORAD 22028
Ariane H10 V51 · broke up
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Insat 2A and Eutelsat-2 F4 are Indian and International communications satellites operating in GEO.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 60th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 launch?
Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 launched on July 9, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 reach?
Insat 2A, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 22,399 × 35,841 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).