ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat-30 & ARSAT-1
Launched
October 16, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 16, 2014. It was Arianespace's 226th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,413th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat IS-30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 35,492 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 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
- 46th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 226th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,413th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat IS-30 · NORAD 40271 · 2014-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-062A
- Epoch
- 2014-10-16 22:57:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30104409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7273414
- Inclination
- 5.8684°
- Ascending node
- 180.4529°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.8483°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.2704°
- 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-30 · NORAD 40271 · in orbit
- ARSAT-1 · NORAD 40272 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L574 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat DLA 1, also known as Intelsat 30, will broadcast direct-to-home television services to Latin America in a partnership between Intelsat and DirecTV. Launched along with it is the Arsat-1, the first communications satellite to be built in Argentina.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
76th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 241st 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 Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 launch?
Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 launched on October 16, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1?
Coverage: Flight VA220 – Intelsat 30 / ARSAT-1 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 reach?
Intelsat IS-30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 35,492 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).