ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 602
Launched
October 27, 1989
Image: ESA
Summary
Intelsat 602 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 27, 1989. It was Arianespace's 33rd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,462nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 44L flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 602, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 31, 1989, was 35,722 × 35,874 km inclined 0.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 44L flightArianespace's 33rd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,462nd orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 602 · NORAD 20315 · 1989-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 602
- Object ID
- 1989-087A
- Epoch
- 1989-10-31 23:48:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00255473 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017989
- Inclination
- 0.1018°
- Ascending node
- 37.6915°
- Arg. of perigee
- 220.727°
- Mean anomaly
- 101.5387°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 602 · NORAD 20315
Ariane H10 V34 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
9th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 43rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 602 launch?
Intelsat 602 launched on October 27, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 602?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 602?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 602 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 602 reach?
The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 602, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 31, 1989, was 35,722 × 35,874 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 602 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).