ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12
Launched
April 9, 2003 · 22:52 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 9, 2003 at 22:52 UTC. It was Arianespace's 154th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,589th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Ariane 5 G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Insat 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 869 × 35,734 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 14th Ariane 5 G flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 154th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,589th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 3A · NORAD 27714 · 2003-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INSAT 3A
- Object ID
- 2003-013A
- Epoch
- 2003-04-09 18:26:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.24017317 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7065527
- Inclination
- 1.9714°
- Ascending node
- 356.4779°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.2971°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.8448°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Insat 3A · NORAD 27714 · in orbit
- Galaxy 12 · NORAD 27715
Ariane 5 L514 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
INSAT-3A is a communications and weather satellite for ISRO, located at 93.5 degree East. Galaxy 12 is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 72 degree West, operated by PanAmSat.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
15th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 168th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 9, 7:52 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launch?
INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launched on April 9, 2003 at 22:52 UTC.
Where can I watch INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Apr 9, 7:52 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 reach?
Insat 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 869 × 35,734 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).