ArianespaceAriane 2Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 515
Launched
January 27, 1989
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Intelsat 515 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 2 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 27, 1989. It was Arianespace's 27th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 515, one of 88 catalogued objects, from January 30, 1989, was 35,366 × 35,709 km inclined 0.3°. 88 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 2 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 2 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 27th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,380th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 515 · NORAD 19772 · 1989-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 88 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 515
- Object ID
- 1989-006A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-30 14:03:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01192408 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0040974
- Inclination
- 0.2693°
- Ascending node
- 269.5051°
- Arg. of perigee
- 207.3734°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.4582°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
88 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 86 debris; 83 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 515 · NORAD 19772
Ariane H10 V28 · broke up January 1, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 37th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 515 launch?
Intelsat 515 launched on January 27, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 515?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 515?
Ariane 2, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 2 spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 515 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 515 reach?
The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 515, one of 88 catalogued objects, from January 30, 1989, was 35,366 × 35,709 km inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 515 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).