ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Italsat 1
Launched
January 15, 1991
Image: ESA
Summary
Italsat 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 15, 1991. It was Arianespace's 40th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,600th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Italsat 1, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,684 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 40th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,600th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Italsat 1 · NORAD 21055 · 1991-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ITALSAT 1
- Object ID
- 1991-003A
- Epoch
- 1991-01-16 15:25:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28803217 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7287265
- Inclination
- 7.0237°
- Ascending node
- 277.181°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.5416°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.1983°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 36
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
19 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 15 debris, 1 component; 14 still in orbit
- Italsat 1 · NORAD 21055 · in orbit
- Eutelsat II F-2 · NORAD 21056
Ariane H10 V41 · broke up
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
16th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 50th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Italsat 1 launch?
Italsat 1 launched on January 15, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Italsat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Italsat 1?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Italsat 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Italsat 1 reach?
Italsat 1, one of 19 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,684 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Italsat 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).