ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 29e
Launched
January 27, 2016 · 23:20 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Intelsat 29e launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 27, 2016 at 23:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:20 to 00:40 UTC. It was Arianespace's 241st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,533rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-29e, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 35,533 km orbit inclined 0.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 54th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 241st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,533rd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-29e · NORAD 41308 · 2016-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-004A
- Epoch
- 2016-01-27 22:45:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29452961 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7257569
- Inclination
- 0.6186°
- Ascending node
- 287.4013°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.1284°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.4607°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Intelsat IS-29e · NORAD 41308 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L583 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
84th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 256th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 27, 8:20 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 29e launch?
Intelsat 29e launched on January 27, 2016 at 23:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:20 to 00:40 UTC.
Where can I watch Intelsat 29e?
Coverage: Flight VA228 – Intelsat 29e | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Intelsat 29e?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 29e launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jan 27, 8:20 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Intelsat 29e reach?
Intelsat IS-29e, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 35,533 km orbit inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 29e launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).