ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4
Launched
March 6, 1989
Image: Arianespace
Summary
JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 6, 1989. It was Arianespace's 28th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,394th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of JCSAT 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from March 10, 1989, was 35,699 × 35,896 km inclined 0.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 28th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,394th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 1 · NORAD 19874 · 1989-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- JCSAT 1
- Object ID
- 1989-020A
- Epoch
- 1989-03-10 02:46:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0025793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023403
- Inclination
- 0.1084°
- Ascending node
- 349.9519°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.6517°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.5277°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- JCSAT 1 · NORAD 19874 · in orbit
- Meteosat 4 · NORAD 19876 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V29 · re-entered April 21, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications and meteorology satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
6th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 38th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 launch?
JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 launched on March 6, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of JCSAT 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from March 10, 1989, was 35,699 × 35,896 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).