ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B
Launched
August 11, 2006
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 11, 2006. It was Arianespace's 167th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,787th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). JCSAT 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 275 × 35,711 km orbit inclined 5.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Launch of Ariane 5 ECA, Flight 172BrunoTheQuestionable
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 167th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,787th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 3A · NORAD 29272 · 2006-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-033A
- Epoch
- 2006-08-11 17:35:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28281947 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7272088
- Inclination
- 5.4293°
- Ascending node
- 123.3202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7403°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.4706°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- JCSAT 3A · NORAD 29272 · in orbit
- Syracuse 3B · NORAD 29273 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L531 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
JCSAT-10 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT). Syracuse 3A is a powerful communication satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Galaxy 15 is a PanAmSat telecommunications satellite operating at 133 degrees West, used to provide communications to North America.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
28th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 181st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B launch?
JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B launched on August 11, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B?
Coverage: Launch of Ariane 5 ECA, Flight 172. Watch the replay
What rocket launched JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B reach?
JCSAT 3A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 275 × 35,711 km orbit inclined 5.4°.
How many satellites did JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).