ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
JCSAT-12 & Optus D3
Launched
August 21, 2009
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 21, 2009. It was Arianespace's 185th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,000th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). JCSAT RA, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 35,936 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 21st Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 185th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,000th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT RA · NORAD 35755 · 2009-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-044A
- Epoch
- 2009-08-21 17:28:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26579466 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7277926
- Inclination
- 2.0271°
- Ascending node
- 127.4861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.4829°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.0159°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- JCSAT RA · NORAD 35755
- Optus D3 · NORAD 35756 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L548 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
JCSAT-12 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Optus D3 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
46th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 199th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 launch?
JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 launched on August 21, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT-12 & Optus D3?
Coverage: Ariane 5 ECA V-190 mit *JCSat 12* / *Optus D3*. Watch the replay
What rocket launched JCSAT-12 & Optus D3?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 reach?
JCSAT RA, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 35,936 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).