ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 11 & Optus D2
Launched
October 5, 2007
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 5, 2007. It was Arianespace's 173rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,864th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 5 GS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Optus D2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 5 GS flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 173rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,864th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Optus D2 · NORAD 32252 · 2007-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-044A
- Epoch
- 2007-10-05 17:16:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25707386 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7161713
- Inclination
- 3.9542°
- Ascending node
- 157.8709°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7071°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.7674°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- Optus D2 · NORAD 32252 · in orbit
- Intelsat IS-11 · NORAD 32253 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L526 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 11 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located at 43 degrees West, serving the Americas market. Optus D2 is a communications satellite serving many customers.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
34th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 187th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 launch?
Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 launched on October 5, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 11 & Optus D2?
Coverage: Vol V178 - Ariane 5 ECA - Intelsat 11 , Optus B2 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Intelsat 11 & Optus D2?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 reach?
Optus D2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).