ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Insat 2E
Launched
April 2, 1999
Image: NASA
Summary
Insat 2E launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 2, 1999. It was Arianespace's 114th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,305th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Insat 2E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 35,935 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 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
- 12th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 114th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,305th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 2E · NORAD 25666 · 1999-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INSAT 2E
- Object ID
- 1999-016A
- Epoch
- 1999-04-02 17:13:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26843546 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7290809
- Inclination
- 4.0064°
- Ascending node
- 336.9214°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0399°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.7935°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Insat 2E · NORAD 25666 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V117 · re-entered August 15, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Insat-2E of the Insat-2 series of satellites built by ISRO, is a multi-purpose satellites for telecommunication, television broadcasting and meteriological services.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
89th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 126th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Insat 2E launch?
Insat 2E launched on April 2, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Insat 2E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Insat 2E?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Insat 2E launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Insat 2E reach?
Insat 2E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 35,935 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Insat 2E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).