ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 605
Launched
August 14, 1991
Image: ESA
Summary
Intelsat 605 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 14, 1991. It was Arianespace's 44th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,654th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 605, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 35,790 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 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
- 7th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 44th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,654th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 605 · NORAD 21653 · 1991-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 605
- Object ID
- 1991-055A
- Epoch
- 1991-08-15 04:58:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27474212 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7263463
- Inclination
- 6.8541°
- Ascending node
- 126.4168°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.4717°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.5779°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT 605 · NORAD 21653
Ariane H10 V45 · re-entered January 4, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
20th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 54th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 605 launch?
Intelsat 605 launched on August 14, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 605?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 605?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 605 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 605 reach?
INTELSAT 605, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 35,790 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 605 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).