ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9
Launched
December 21, 2005
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 21, 2005. It was Arianespace's 164th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,747th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 5 GS flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Insat 4A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 611 × 35,817 km orbit inclined 3.7°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V169Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 5 GS flightArianespace's 164th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,747th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 4A · NORAD 28911 · 2005-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-049A
- Epoch
- 2005-12-21 18:31:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25216301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7160049
- Inclination
- 3.6965°
- Ascending node
- 250.0146°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.6664°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.9955°
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 6 still in orbit
- Insat 4A · NORAD 28911 · in orbit
- Meteosat 9 · NORAD 28912 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L525 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Insat-4A is a communication satellite intended for providing high quality telecommunication and broadcasting services. Operating at 83 degrees East. Meteosat 9 is a Geostationary satellite for Earth Radiation observation.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 178th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 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-4A, Meteosat 9 launch?
INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 launched on December 21, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9?
Coverage: Ariane V169. Watch the replay
What rocket launched INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 reach?
Insat 4A, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 611 × 35,817 km orbit inclined 3.7°.
How many satellites did INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).