ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D
Launched
August 8, 1996
Image: ESA
Summary
Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 8, 1996. It was Arianespace's 89th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,089th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Ariane 44L flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Italsat 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 36,884 km orbit inclined 5.3°. 4 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
- 21st Ariane 44L flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 89th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,089th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Italsat 2 · NORAD 24208 · 1996-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ITALSAT 2
- Object ID
- 1996-044A
- Epoch
- 1996-08-09 02:18:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.20329067 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7338802
- Inclination
- 5.3207°
- Ascending node
- 121.2277°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.7384°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.0307°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Italsat 2 · NORAD 24208 · in orbit
- Telecom 2D · NORAD 24209 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V90 · re-entered August 10, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Italsat F2 and Télécom 2D are Italian and French communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
64th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 99th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D launch?
Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D launched on August 8, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D reach?
Italsat 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 36,884 km orbit inclined 5.3°.
How many satellites did Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).