ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INTELSAT 907
Launched
February 15, 2003
Image: ESA
Summary
INTELSAT 907 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 15, 2003. It was Arianespace's 153rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,583rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). INTELSAT 907, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 145 × 37,143 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 40th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 153rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,583rd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 907 · NORAD 27683 · 2003-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 907
- Object ID
- 2003-007A
- Epoch
- 2003-02-15 02:09:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.19430201 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7395006
- Inclination
- 6.9582°
- Ascending node
- 69.1766°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.561°
- Mean anomaly
- 191.0327°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 907 · NORAD 27683 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V159 · re-entered April 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Intelsat 907 (or IS-907) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 167th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INTELSAT 907 launch?
INTELSAT 907 launched on February 15, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 907?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 907?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 907 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did INTELSAT 907 reach?
INTELSAT 907, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 145 × 37,143 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 907 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).