ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1
Launched
November 26, 2010
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 26, 2010. It was Arianespace's 193rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,099th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Hylas, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 247 × 35,957 km orbit inclined 2.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 28th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 193rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,099th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hylas · NORAD 37237 · 2010-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-065A
- Epoch
- 2010-11-26 13:58:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26764123 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7295712
- Inclination
- 2.104°
- Ascending node
- 166.9733°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.6506°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.1039°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Hylas · NORAD 37237 · in orbit
- Intelsat IS-17 · NORAD 37238 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L556 ESC-A · re-entered August 16, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 17 is an SSL built geostationary communications satellite operating at 66 degrees East, to replace the aging Intelsat-702. HYLAS-1 is a british satellite in geostationary orbit, to provide High Definition Television and broadband services to help poor covered parts of Europe. It will be stationed at 33.5 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
54th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 207th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 launch?
Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 launched on November 26, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1?
Coverage: Flight VA198 – INTELSAT 17 / HYLAS 1 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 reach?
Hylas, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 247 × 35,957 km orbit inclined 2.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).