ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2
Launched
August 2, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 2, 2012. It was Arianespace's 205th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,235th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-20, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,937 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 36th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 205th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,235th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-20 · NORAD 38740 · 2012-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-044A
- Epoch
- 2012-08-02 16:12:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26847054 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7291831
- Inclination
- 6.0011°
- Ascending node
- 93.6065°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8099°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.4001°
- 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
- Intelsat IS-20 · NORAD 38740 · in orbit
- Hylas 2 · NORAD 38741 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L564 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 20 is an SSL built geostationary communications satellite operating at 68.5 degrees East, to replace the aging Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10. HYLAS-2 is a british satellite in geostationary orbit, to provide High Definition Television and broadband services to cover Northern and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It will be stationed at 31 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
64th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 220th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 launch?
Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 launched on August 2, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 reach?
Intelsat IS-20, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,937 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).